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Committee adopts substitute for HB 19 to route serious child-labor complaints to DPS SBI
Summary
Representative Ballard brought HB 19, Child Labor Amendments, and the committee adopted a Department of Public Safety substitute that would direct certain child-labor complaints to the State Bureau of Investigation for specialized investigation.
Representative Ballard brought HB 19, Child Labor Amendments, and the committee adopted a Department of Public Safety substitute that would direct certain child-labor complaints to the State Bureau of Investigation for specialized investigation. The substitute was adopted by the committee and later passed out with a favorable recommendation by a 9–2 roll-call vote.
The substitute came after Department of Public Safety input and a request from Commissioner Anderson that the bill provide a clear statewide funnel for cases that may be linked to organized crime. Commissioner Anderson said the change was intended to ensure “proper reporting on these type of crimes” and to route complex investigations to the state bureau and, where…
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