BILL NO A02356
SAME AS No same as
SPONSOR Scarborough (MS)
COSPNSR Peoples-Stokes, Ceretto, Titus, Montesano, Robinson
MLTSPNSR Barclay, Colton, Graf
Amd SS421, 473, 473-c & 422, Soc Serv L; amd S195.05, Pen L
Enacts "Laura Cummings Law"; requires investigating officials of the department
of social services or the office of children and family services to investigate
the homes of adults about whom reports have been filed and requires such
officials to apply for a court order allowing access to the home if two or more
such reports have been filed regarding such adult and access thereto has been
denied; makes failing to allow access to the subject of a report a misdemeanor;
allows information sharing between protective services agencies.
