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Sponsor seeks to limit some background disclosures to substantiated CPS findings; proponents and licensing staff weigh in
Summary
Senate Bill 256 would limit disclosure for licensing and registration checks to substantiated child-abuse-and-neglect reports, the sponsor told the House Human Services Committee on March 17.
Senator Dennis Lenz told the House Human Services Committee on March 17 that Senate Bill 256 would modify access rules for child abuse and neglect investigation records so disclosure to licensing or registering agencies would be limited to substantiated reports.
Lenz described the current CPS categories—substantiated, unsubstantiated, founded and unfounded—and said the bill seeks to ensure background checks and disclosures tied to…
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