House Human Services - 2026-04-08 - 9:00AM

Human Services Committee · April 9, 2026

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Opening and introductions

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Committee convenes and members and staff introduce themselves. Chair (Teresa Wood) frames S.239 as establishing a child abuse and neglect reporting working group and says the committee will take testimony from regular reporters to the Department for Children and Families (DCF).

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Human Services Committee heard testimony on S.239 to form a child abuse and neglect reporting working group and whether mandated reporters (including parent-child centers, school counselors and principals) should be included; witnesses urged clearer scope, improved training and consideration of confidentiality for youth seeking help.

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