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This bill introduces new requirements for reporting child abuse and neglect cases involving military families to military authorities and military family advocacy programs. Specifically, when the Department of Health and Human Services receives a report of child abuse or neglect involving a member of a military family (defined as someone serving active duty or a dependent of an active-duty service member), and the report is not determined to be unfounded, the department must notify appropriate military authorities and military family advocacy programs. The bill mandates that the department negotiate a memorandum of understanding with military family advocacy programs at military installations in Nebraska to establish procedures for identifying military family members, making reports, and maintaining confidentiality. Additionally, the bill amends existing statutes to require that when a child abuse or neglect report involves a military family member, the department must send notification to military authorities, and adds military authorities and family advocacy programs to the list of entities that can access child protection case records. These changes aim to improve communication and coordination between civilian child protection services and military support systems when child abuse or neglect is suspected in military families.

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