Bill No.: SF0115 Drafter: IDS
LSO No.: 13LSO-0521 Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Enrolled Act No.: SEA0063
Chapter No.: CH0142
Prime Sponsor: Senator Nutting
Catch Title: Protective services investigation amendments.
Subject: Investigating reports regarding child and adult protective services.
Summary/Major Elements:
· This legislation changes the language used to describe the investigations required after a report is made to a local child or adult protective service.
· The new language requires an investigation or assessment “to verify” every report and requires that agencies cooperate during the “assessment or” investigation.
· The legislation also changes the definition of “substantiated report.”
o The old definition defined a substantiated report as a report which was determined upon investigation to establish the existence of credible evidence of the alleged conduct.
o Under this legislation, a substantiated report is a report which is determined upon investigation to establish the alleged conduct by a preponderance of the evidence.