WV HB4065 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-13 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

The purpose of this bill is to include youth camp administrators, camp counselors, employees and volunteers of entities that provide organized activities for children and commercial film or photographic print processors as mandated reporters of suspected child abuse; to increase criminal penalties for failing to report child abuse; and to provide funding for educational programs for reporting and preventing child abuse and neglect.

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Title

Relating to reporting suspected child abuse and neglect

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2012-01-13 To House Judiciary
2012-01-13 Introduced in House
2012-01-13 To Judiciary
2012-01-13 Filed for introduction

Same As/Similar To

SB161 (Similar To) 2012-04-10 - Chapter 27, Acts, Regular Session, 2012

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Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
496A1Amended CodeCitation Text
496A10Amended CodeCitation Text
496A2Amended CodeCitation Text
496A8Amended CodeCitation Text

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Bill Comments

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