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House advances S.239 to create child abuse and neglect reporting working group with set timeline
Summary
The Vermont House amended S.239 to form a working group to review mandated reporting statutes, citing high reporting rates and comparatively low referral-to-services rates; the bill sets membership, an interim report by April 1, 2027 and final recommendations by Oct. 1, 2027, and the House ordered third reading.
The Vermont House advanced S.239, which would establish a child abuse and neglect reporting working group charged with reviewing mandated reporting statutes and offering recommendations to a future legislature. A member from Hartford, speaking for the House Human Services Committee, outlined findings and the committee's recommended changes.
The member said Vermont's rate of reporting to the Department for Children and Families (DCF) "is three times higher than the national average," but that only 17% of those reports met criteria for further investigation compared…
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