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After false-accusation case, committee weighs bill requiring state's-attorney review before charges for APS and child-welfare workers
Summary
House Bill 302 would require a state's attorney review of commissioner-issued charging documents when allegations arise from work performed by adult protective services or child welfare caseworkers; proponents cited a Montgomery County case in which a worker narrowly avoided arrest after a client filed a statement of charges.
House Bill 302 would add adult protective services (APS) workers and child-welfare caseworkers to a list of public employees whose on-the-job allegations must be reviewed by a state's attorney before formal charges are issued through the commissioner process.
Christian Schneider, a licensed clinical social worker and APS employee in Montgomery County, described an incident in early 2023 when a client filed a statement of charges…
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