AB 68

Current law requires certain persons who have reasonable cause to suspect

that a child seen in the course of professional duties has been abused or neglected

or who has a reasonable belief that such a child has been threatened with abuse or

neglect and that abuse or neglect will occur to report that suspected or threatened

abuse or neglect to the county department of human services or social services or to

the sheriff or city, village, or town police department. Currently, mandatory

reporters of child abuse and neglect include school teachers, administrators, and

counselors. This bill makes

all

public school employees mandatory child abuse and

neglect reporters and requires those employees to receive training in identifying

children who have been abused or neglected and in the laws and procedures

governing the reporting of child abuse and neglect.

Current law prohibits any person who makes a child abuse or neglect report

from being discharged from employment for doing so. This bill prohibits any person

who makes a child abuse or neglect report

in good faith

from being discharged from

employment, disciplined or otherwise discriminated against in regard to

employment, or threatened with any such treatment for doing so.