Existing law designates certain individuals, such as teachers, peace officers, physicians, and clergy members, among others, as mandated reporters and requires them to report suspected child abuse or neglect to certain specified agencies whenever the mandated reporter, in his or her professional capacity or within the scope of his or her employment, has knowledge of or observes a child whom the mandated reporter knows or reasonably suspects has been the victim of child abuse or neglect. Existing law requires agencies receiving reports from mandated reporters to forward a report to the Department of Justice in writing of every case it investigates of known or suspected child abuse or severe neglect that is determined to be substantiated. Existing law requires the Department of Justice to act as a repository of reports of suspected child abuse and severe neglect to be maintained in the Child Abuse Central Index (CACI) .
California AB 1707 (20112012) — Child Abuse Central Index.
Existing law designates certain individuals, such as teachers, peace officers, physicians, and clergy members, among others, as mandated reporters and requires them to report suspected child abuse or neglect to certain specified agencies whenever the mandated reporter, in his or her professional capacity or within the scope of his or her employment, has knowledge of or observes a child whom the mandated reporter knows or reasonably suspects has been the victim of child abuse or neglect. Existing law requires agencies receiving reports from mandated reporters to forward a report to the Department of Justice in writing of every case it investigates of known or suspected child abuse or severe neglect that is determined to be substantiated. Existing law requires the Department of Justice to act as a repository of reports of suspected child abuse and severe neglect to be maintained in the Child Abuse Central Index (CACI) .
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 5–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 13–4 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Ammiano — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2012-02-16 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2012-02-23 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2012-03-13 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-03-14 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2012-03-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (March 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (April 18). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-04-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-05-14 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 18. Page 4811.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-05-14 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2012-05-24 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2012-06-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-06-25 In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2012-08-20 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 16). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-21 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-08-23 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 4786.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-08-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-08-24 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-08-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-08-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 3. Page 4925.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-29 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 31 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.