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Panel advances bill tightening child-abuse definition, raises standard for ODHS investigations
Summary
The committee adopted the dash-3 amendment to HB 4059, which narrows when ODHS must investigate alleged abuse, raises the standard for substantiation, and adds that causing a child to witness abuse is child abuse; the bill was amended and sent to the House Committee on Rules.
On Feb. 12 the House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services adopted the dash-3 amendment to House Bill 4059 and voted to refer the measure to the House Committee on Rules with a 'do pass' recommendation. Committee staff summarized the amendment as modifying the definition of child abuse, specifying when ODHS is required to investigate, and raising the standard to substantiate a child-abuse finding.
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