Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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HB 268 amends O.C.G.A. § 19-7-5, relating to mandated reporting of child
abuse. When mandated persons, identified in paragraph (c)(1) of O.C.G.A. § 19-7-5, receives reliable information that child abuse has occurred involving a person who attends to a child pursuant to the person's duties, the person who received the information shall notify the individual in charge of their place of employment, and the person notified shall report or make a report in accordance to Code section § 19-7-5. The bill restricts any modification to the information provided by the reporter although consultation may be sought prior to the making of a report. |
