Bill > SB0910

This bill amends the Child Protection Law to modify provisions related to the central registry maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services. Key changes include: - Expanding the definition of "confirmed serious abuse or neglect" to include manslaughter and the death of a child. - Allowing individuals placed on the central registry due to a criminal conviction to request removal from the registry under certain conditions. - Requiring the department to maintain the central registry until it receives reliable information that the perpetrator is deceased, and allowing individuals to request a hearing every 10 years to be removed from the registry. - Authorizing the department to develop an automated system to allow public access to a list of individuals who have been screened and not found to have a confirmed case on the central registry. - Requiring the department to search children's protective services records, in addition to the central registry, when making licensing or placement determinations. Overall, the bill aims to provide more transparency and opportunities for individuals on the central registry, while also strengthening the department's ability to track and monitor cases of suspected child abuse and neglect.