Requires nursery school operators providing service to more than three preschool children of 5 years of age or less for three hours or less per day per child for 3 or more days per week to file with the office of children and family services; requires nursery schools to fingerprint applicants for the purpose of a search of criminal history records of the division of criminal justice services. / Sponsor: MARCELLINO Committee:

Relates to notice of indicated reports of child maltreatment and changes of placement in child protective and voluntary foster care placement and review proceedings. / Sponsor: SAVINO Committee:

Enacts provisions relating to the reporting of child abuse; requires immediate reporting of certain actions by certain persons and officials; failure to report is a class A misdemeanor. / Sponsor: SALAND Committee:

Provides that when the state central register of child abuse and maltreatment receives a report by means of a telephone call from a physician, registered nurse or registered physician's assistant or from a social worker or psychologist, or by a law enforcement official, such telephone calls shall not be screened by the hotline but shall be immediately transmitted to the appropriate child protective service for investigation; provides for the child protective service of each county to establish procedures for communication and cooperation with local hospitals and law enforcement to better protect the interests of at risk children and to better provide essential services to their families. / Sponsor: BONACIC Committee:

Requires the out-of-state placement committee to develop standards, regulations and recommendations for adverse crisis intervention methods and techniques. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

Expands the persons responsible for reporting cases of suspected child abuse. / Sponsor: SALAND Committee: