SB 708 – CPS Intake Screening/PED Recommendations

Primary Sponsors: Sen. Chuck Edwards (R-Buncombe), Sen. Joyce Kraweic (R-Forsyth), Sen. Jim Burgin (R-Harnett)

Summary

This bill prohibits county departments of social services from implementing child protective services intake screening criteria that is more stringent than, or in addition to State policy and directs DHHS to make various policy changes as a means to improve intake screening process, as recommended by the Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Committee.

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History

Filed 4/30/2020

Passed Senate Judiciary Committee 6/9/2020

Passed Senate Health Committee 6/17/2020

Passed Senate Rules Committee 6/17/2020

This bill passed on the Senate floor on 6/19/2020