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Senate committee hears bill to publish child near-fatality review reports
Summary
Senate Bill 5977 would require the Department of Children, Youth & Families to publish near-fatality review reports and distribute them to the Legislature, with redactions allowed under the Public Records Act; staff estimated a biennial cost of about $59,000 (13% federally reimbursable).
Allison Mendiola, the committee staffer, briefed the Senate Human Services Committee on Senate Bill 5977 on January 17. The bill, sponsored by Senator Nikki Torres, would require the Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) to issue a report after a near-fatality review and post it on DCYF’s website in the same place they post fatality review reports, within 180 days of the near fatality unless the governor grants an extension.
Mendiola told the…
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