ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

 

HB 2647: child services; abuse reporting; jurisdiction

Sponsor: Representative Osborne, LD 13

Committee on Health & Human Services

Overview

Directs the Department of Child Safety (DCS) to prepare a report regarding an Indian Child who resides or is domiciled on an Indian reservation and allows them to transfer the report to the reservation's tribal social services agency.

History

DCS must operate and maintain a centralized intake hotline to protect children by receiving at all times communications concerning suspected abuse or neglect. If a person communicates suspected abuse or neglect to a DCS employee other than through the hotline, the employee must refer the person or communication not the hotline.

A hotline worker must prepare a DCS report if the identity or current location of the child victim, the child's family or the person suspected of abuse or neglect is known or can be reasonably ascertained and all of the following are alleged: 1) The suspected conduct would constitute abuse or neglect; 2) The suspected victim of the conduct is under 18 years of age; 3) The suspected victim of the conduct is a resident of or present in Arizona; and 4) The person is suspected of committing the abuse or neglect is the parent, guardian or custodian of the victim or an adult member of the victim's household (A.R.S. § 8-455).

Provisions

1.   ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteRequires DCS to prepare a report regarding an Indian child who resides or is domiciled on an Indian reservation. (Sec. 1)

2.   Allows DCS to transfer the report to the reservation's tribal social services agency. (Sec. 1)

3.   Specifies that DCS is not required to prepare a report concerning alleged abuse or neglect if the alleged act or acts occurred in a foreign country and the child is in the custody of the federal government. (Sec. 1)

4.   Makes conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

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