S.F. 2300 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES —— MANDATORY 1 REPORTER TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION WORKGROUP. The department 2 of human services, in cooperation with the departments of 3 education and public health, shall facilitate a study by a 4 workgroup of stakeholders to make recommendations relating 5 to mandatory child abuse and mandatory dependent adult 6 abuse reporter training and certification requirements. The 7 workgroup shall develop interdepartmental strategies for 8 improving mandatory child abuse and mandatory dependent 9 adult abuse reporter training and certification requirements. 10 The workgroup shall consist of representatives from the 11 departments of human services, education, and public health, 12 and other experts the department of human services deems 13 necessary. The workgroup shall submit a report on the study 14 with recommendations, including but not limited to strategies 15 developed and other proposed improvements, to the governor and 16 the general assembly on or before December 14, 2018. 17 EXPLANATION 18 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 19 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 20 This bill requires the department of human services to 21 facilitate a study by a workgroup, in cooperation with the 22 departments of education and public health, related to 23 mandatory child abuse and mandatory dependent adult abuse 24 reporter training and certification requirements. The bill 25 provides that the workgroup shall consist of representatives 26 from the departments of human services, education, and public 27 health and other experts the department of human services 28 deems necessary. The workgroup is required to develop 29 interdepartmental strategies for improving mandatory child 30 abuse and mandatory dependent adult abuse reporter training 31 and certification requirements and submit a report with 32 recommendations to the governor and the general assembly on or 33 before December 14, 2018. 34 -1- LSB 5590SV (1) 87 hb/rh 1/ 1