BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: June 29, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
SB 1178
(Vidak) - As Introduced February 18, 2016
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Urgency: Yes State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction
(SPI) to create a poster in the top five languages that notifies
children of the appropriate telephone number to call to report
child abuse or neglect. Specifically, this bill:
1)Authorizes the SPI to partner with local, state, and federal
agencies, as well as nonprofit entities, to design the content
of the poster.
2)Requires the SPI, on or before July 1, 2017, to post on the
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department's Web site, all five versions of the poster for
public download.
3)Encourages school districts, charter schools, and private
schools to post the appropriate version or versions of the
poster in an area of the school where pupils frequently
congregate.
FISCAL EFFECT:
One-time costs to the California Department of Education of
approximately $10,000 to work with the Office of Child Abuse
Prevention at the Department of Social Services to create, edit,
design, and prepare the poster for printing and translation
services.
COMMENTS:
Purpose. According to the author, child abuse affects children
of every age, race, and income level and often comes from a
person the child knows and trusts. The author states that
mandated reporting laws only work to the extent that employees
are able to identify the signs of abuse and notes there may be
times when a victim may not display any signs. The author also
states that the Texas Department of Family and Protective
Services received 38,000 more calls of suspected abuse following
the 2013 enactment of a law similar to one proposed by this
bill.
Analysis Prepared by:Misty Feusahrens / APPR. / (916)
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