Bill Title: As introduced, requires the department to immediately commence a local investigation upon receipt of a report of child abuse or brutality from a person tasked with the education, health, or welfare of the child; requires certain actions by the investigator; adds the district attorney to whom the department must provide a report of the fatality or near fatality of a child under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 37.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-11 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee [SB1422 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Sara Kyle [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-030	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Rusty Crowe [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-003	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Frank Niceley [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-008	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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