GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 363
Second Edition Engrossed 5/12/93

Short Title:  Jt. Child Abuse/Neglect Task Force.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Easterling, Diamont, Luebke; Colton, Cunningham, Fitch, Gottovi, H. Hunter, Jarrell, Jeffus, Lemmond, Redwine, and Smith.
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Referred to:  Children, Youth and Families.
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February 25, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT A RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHILD FATALITY TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP JOINT TRAINING ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT INVESTIGATIONS AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Within funds available to them, the Director of the State Bureau of Investigation, the Administrative Officer of the Courts, and the Director of the Division of Social Services, Department of Human Resources, shall convene a task force to develop joint training on child abuse and neglect investigations and criminal prosecution for law enforcement officials, county departments of social services workers, court officials, and other child-serving professionals.  The Director of the Division of Social Services, Department of Human Resources, is responsible for scheduling the first meeting of the task force and for inviting members to serve on the task force.  The task force shall report to the General Assembly and to the Child Fatality Task Force by March 1, 1994.
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.