Bill Title: School policies on reporting child abuse or neglect. Provides that a school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school may not establish an internal policy or procedure that in any way restricts or delays a duty to report child abuse or neglect. Provides that an individual who knowingly establishes a policy or procedure that restricts or delays a duty to report child abuse or neglect commits a Class B misdemeanor.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-10 - First reading: referred to Committee on Education [HB1291 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Vanessa Summers [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-099	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Thomas Saunders [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-054	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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