Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 1196

Main Menu


Bill Text

History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Child abuse reporting; conform state law to Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary B
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Principal Author: Baker (74th)

Code Section: A 043-0021-0353

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-21-353, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO BRING STATE LAW INTO CONFORMITY WITH THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT AS AMENDED BY THE KEEPING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SAFE ACT, BY REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, UPON INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE PERSON WHO IS SUBJECT TO A CHILD NEGLECT OR ABUSE INVESTIGATION, TO INFORM THE PERSON OF THE SPECIFIC ALLEGATIONS MADE AGAINST THE PERSON; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:55.

End Of Document
2007/pdf/History/HB/HB1196.htm