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Committee endorses bill to expand researcher access to child-welfare data
2308140 · February 13, 2025
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Summary
House Bill 242 passed the House Standing Committee on Families and Children 16-0. Sponsor Representative Samara Hevren said the bill would increase transparency by allowing qualified researchers access to child-welfare program data while balancing privacy protections.
House Bill 242, sponsored by Representative Samara Hevren, was reported favorably by the House Standing Committee on Families and Children with a 16-0 vote.
Representative Hevren told the committee the bill "creates an opportunity to ensure that there's more transparency and information available" for…
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