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Survivors urge required recordings and other accountability in child-welfare cases under proposed "Leslie Law"
Summary
Survivors and advocates described personal histories of alleged failures in child welfare and asked the committee to advance H.294 (the Leslie Law), which would add transparency measures including use of recordings in certain child-protection settings to reduce secrecy and improve accountability.
Survivors of alleged child-welfare failures, advocates and family-rights organizations testified in favor of H.294, sometimes called the "Leslie Law," which supporters said would increase transparency and accountability in child-protection proceedings and placements.
Leslie Mercado described a childhood in the system that included multiple placements, alleged abuse, and…
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