D.C. Code § 4-1321.08

Current through codified legislation effective April 20, 2024
Section 4-1321.08 - Training for mandatory reporters.
(a) By December 31, 2023, the Office of the Attorney General ("OAG") shall, in consultation with the Child and Family Services Agency ("CFSA"), develop and approve a training curriculum explaining the reporting requirements of this act, which shall include:
(1) The purpose of the mandatory reporting requirements;
(2) The dynamics surrounding abuse, neglect, and other forms of child victimizations that must be reported;
(3) The impact of racial bias on the mandatory reporting and child welfare systems; and
(4) The legal duties imposed on mandatory reporters, including:
(A) How to make a report, the contents of the report, and the process after a report is filed;
(B) The legal protections provided to mandatory reporters; and
(C) The penalty for failing to make a report.
(b) All mandatory reporters shall complete a training based upon the curriculum required by subsection (a) of this section which shall be conducted by OAG, CFSA, or a third party.

D.C. Code § 4-1321.08

Added by D.C. Law 24-341,§ 104, 69 DCR 014698, eff. 4/6/2023.