SB736: Relating to investigations of child abuse involving the child's parent; declaring an emergency.

Legislative Summary

The Act excludes a child's parents from some laws about abuse of a child in care and requires DHS to tell some people that a DHS employee is not a lawyer. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.2). [Digest: The Act excludes a child's parents from some laws about abuse of a child in care and requires DHS to give a parent notice of rights before meetings in child abuse matters. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1).] Creates an exception to abuse of a child in care provisions when the suspected abuse was committed by the parent of the child in care. [Requires that the Department of Human Services provide parents and guardians with a notice of rights before interviews in child abuse investigations.] Requires the Department of Human Services to notify a child's parents or guardians that the department representative is not an attorney and cannot give the parent or guardian legal advice. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.