BILL ANALYSIS Ó SB 1178 Page 1 Date of Hearing: June 29, 2016 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Lorena Gonzalez, Chair SB 1178 (Vidak) - As Introduced February 18, 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Policy |Education |Vote:|7 - 0 | |Committee: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 SB 1178 Page 2 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) SB 1178 Page 3 319-2081