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Committee hears bill to limit disclosure of CPS investigation records to substantiated reports
Summary
Sen. Dennis Lenz said SB 256 would limit disclosure of child‑abuse investigation information to substantiated reports; proponents said the change solves discovery problems and helps family‑court cases while agency staff said the discovery language is largely a restatement of existing rules.
Sen. Dennis Lenz presented Senate Bill 256 to the House Human Services committee, proposing changes to disclosure rules for child abuse and neglect investigations. The sponsor said the bill would limit disclosure to information from investigations with a substantiated determination and described how some CPS records can…
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