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