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SB 200 — CPS Intake Screening/PED Study.
Last action — Passed 1st Reading
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
10 added · 11 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of Senate Bill 200, the wording around the reporting requirements for county departments of social services has been clarified and streamlined. The adjustments mainly focus on how these departments will communicate with the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services. This change is important because it aims to ensure that the reporting process is more efficient and transparent, ultimately leading to better oversight of social service practices.
FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA MarSESSION 8, 2021 S.B.S 1 SENATE BILL 200 Short Title:
200 SESSION 2021 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS15093-PAz-3B* Short Title:
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 9, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROHIBIT COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES FROM IMPLEMENTING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES INTAKE SCREENING CRITERIA THAT IS MORE STRINGENT THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO, STATE POLICY AND TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO MAKE VARIOUS POLICY CHANGES AS A MEANS TO IMPROVE THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES INTAKE SCREENING PROCESS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM EVALUATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
The Division shall assess comprehension and training needs by use of hypothetical vignettes or other assessment tools the Division deems appropriate *DRS15093-PAz-3B**S200-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 and, when necessary, require retraining for workers to ensure proper application of State policies regarding the screening of reports of alleged child maltreatment.
– The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services (Division), in consultation with the Children's Research Center or a similar organization, shall revise the child protective services structured intake form, which is a tool countycountydepartments departments of social services use to screen reports of alleged child maltreatment.
– Beginning January 1, 2022, the Division of Social Servicesshall reporttotheJointLegislativeOversightCommitteeonHealthreporttotheJoint LegislativeOversightCommitteeonHealth andHumanServices (Committee) on its process of revising the structured intake form in accordance with this section and continue reporting to theCommitteeeverysix months thereafteruntil revisions are complete.
Page 2 DRS15093-PAz-3B*Senate Bill 200-First Edition
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This bill prohibits county departments of social services from implementing more stringent child protective services intake screening criteria than state policy, while also mandating various improvements in the intake screening process.
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§ 7B-300.1
No county supplementation of certain State policy. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a county department of social services may not supplement child protective services intake screening criteria with county policy that is more stringent than, or in addition to, State policy.
This addition prohibits counties from creating stricter intake screening criteria than what is set by the state.
Action History
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Passed 1st Reading
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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Filed
Sponsors
- Edwards · Primary
- Carl Ford · Primary
- Jim Burgin · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Edwards
- Carl Ford Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- Jim Burgin Republican
Not signed on (176)
176 members have not signed on to this bill.
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- SB 200 is sponsored by Edwards, Carl Ford (Republican), and Jim Burgin (Republican).
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