Bill > AB2654

This bill, titled "Gabriel's Law," aims to improve the coordination and integration of state and local efforts to address fatal child abuse or neglect in California. The bill removes funding limitations and requires the ongoing operation of the California State Child Death Review Council, which is tasked with overseeing statewide coordination and creating a body of information to prevent child deaths. The bill also requires the council to develop standardized definitions, protocols, and programs for investigating fatal child abuse or neglect, in coordination with the Office of Emergency Services and other state departments. Additionally, the bill mandates biannual reporting on state and local data related to child deaths, and requires law enforcement and child welfare agencies to cross-report all cases of child death suspected to be related to abuse or neglect.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services, Justice

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