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.