Bill Text: CT SB00441 | 2013 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Requiring Institutions Of Higher Education To Report Instances Of Child Abuse.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-07 - Public Hearing 03/14 [SB00441 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-SB00441-Comm_Sub.html
General Assembly |
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January Session, 2013 |
LCO No. 3060 | ||
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Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT |
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Introduced by: |
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(HED) |
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AN ACT REQUIRING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO REPORT INSTANCES OF CHILD ABUSE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 17a-101 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):
(b) The following persons shall be mandated reporters: Any physician or surgeon licensed under the provisions of chapter 370, any resident physician or intern in any hospital in this state, whether or not so licensed, any registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, medical examiner, dentist, dental hygienist or psychologist, a school employee, as defined in section 53a-65, social worker, police officer, juvenile or adult probation officer, juvenile or adult parole officer, member of the clergy, pharmacist, physical therapist, optometrist, chiropractor, podiatrist, mental health professional or physician assistant, any person who is a licensed or certified emergency medical services provider, any person who is a licensed or certified alcohol and drug counselor, any person who is a licensed marital and family therapist, any person who is a sexual assault counselor or a battered women's counselor, as defined in section 52-146k, any person who is a licensed professional counselor, any person who is a licensed foster parent, any person paid to care for a child in any public or private facility, child day care center, group day care home or family day care home licensed by the state, any employee of the Department of Children and Families, any employee of the Department of Public Health who is responsible for the licensing of child day care centers, group day care homes, family day care homes or youth camps, any employee of an institution of higher education, as defined in section 10a-55, the Child Advocate and any employee of the Office of the Child Advocate and any family relations counselor, family relations counselor trainee or family services supervisor employed by the Judicial Department.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2013 |
17a-101(b) |
Statement of Purpose:
To require employees of institutions of higher education to report child abuse.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]