Committee backs HB 1490 to centralize child‑abuse intake under state system, citing uneven local screening
The committee voted 14–6 to report HB 1490 with a substitute to refer intake of child‑abuse and neglect reports to the Department of Social Services; sponsor said Virginia’s screen‑out rate is about 70% vs a national average near 40%, and the bill phases in centralized intake and sets response timelines for children under 3 and children with disabilities.
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Delegate Tran presented House Bill 1490, a substitute to create a centralized intake system for reports and complaints of child abuse and neglect to be administered by the Department of Social Services. The bill would implement the system in phases, require forwarding of any complaint received by a local department to the state intake system and direct the State Board of Social Services to adopt regulations for response times.
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