,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ihb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #bg1         
#bjag,mr4 ,casey introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,child ,abuse     
,prevention and ,treatment ,act to      
require mandatory reporting of incidents
 of child abuse or neglect1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,speak ,up to  
,protect ,every ,abused ,kid ,act4  #b4 
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that-- 7#a7 children are      
dependent on the adults in their lives1 
including parents1 extended family1     
teachers1 health care providers1 and    
others in their community1 to ensure    
their safety and well-being2  7#b7 data 
from the ,administration on ,children   
and ,families for #bjac indicate that   
#fgh1icb children in the ,united ,states
 were reported as being victims of child

 abuse or neglect1 and #a1dhd of those  
children died as a result of such abuse 
or neglect2  7#c7 regardless of whether 
an adult is legally required to report  
child abuse and neglect1 every adult who
 suspects or knows about child abuse or 
neglect has a moral duty to report such 
concerns to the appropriate authorities2
 and  7#d7 establishing a ,federal      
standard for the classes of individuals 
that ,state law establishes as mandated 
reporters will protect children and     
ensure greater consistency among the    
laws of ,states1 while allowing ,states 
the flexibility to establish additional 
classes of individuals as mandated      
reporters4  #c4 ,educational campaigns  
and training ,the ,child ,abuse         
,prevention and ,treatment ,act is      
amended by inserting after section #ajc 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajd7 the following3    
#ajc;,a4 ,educational campaigns and     
training  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary shall make grants to eligible
 entities to carry out educational      

campaigns and provide evidence-based or 
evidence-informed training regarding    
,state laws for mandatory reporting of  
incidents of child abuse or neglect4    
7b7 ,guidance and information on best   
practices ,the ,secretary shall develop 
and disseminate guidance and information
 on best practices for--  7#a7          
educational campaigns to educate members
 of the public about--  7,a7 the acts   
and omissions that constitute child     
abuse or neglect under ,state law2  7,b7
 the responsibilities of adults to      
report suspected and known incidents of 
child abuse or neglect under ,state law2
 and  7,c7 the resources available to   
struggling families to help prevent     
child abuse and neglect2 and  7#b7      
evidence-based or evidence-informed     
training programs to improve such       
reporting by adults1 with a focus on    
adults who work with children in a      
professional or volunteer capacity4  7c7
 ,applications ,to be eligible to       
receive a grant under this section1 an  

entity shall submit an application to   
the ,secretary at such time1 in such    
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require4 ,in      
determining whether to make a grant     
under this section1 the ,secretary shall
 determine whether the educational      
campaign or training proposed by the    
entity uses practices described in the  
guidance and information developed under
 subsection 7b74  7d7 ,use of funds ,an 
entity that receives a grant under this 
section shall use the funds made        
available through the grant to carry out
 an educational campaign1 or provide    
training1 described in subsection 7b74  
7e7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section #e1jjj1jjj for
 fiscal year #bjag and #aj1jjj1jjj for  
each of fiscal years #bjah through      
#bjba4  4  #d4 ,grants to ,states for   
child abuse or neglect prevention and   
treatment programs ,section #ajf7;b7 of 
the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and       

,treatment ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#eajf;a7b77 is amended--  7#a7 in       
paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph   
7,b71 by striking 7,b7 an assurance and 
all that follows through the end of     
clause 7i71 and inserting the following3
  7,b7 an assurance in the form of a    
certification by the ,governor of the   
,state that the ,state has in effect and
 is enforcing a ,state law1 or has in   
effect and is operating a statewide     
program1 relating to child abuse and    
neglect that includes--  7i7 provisions 
or procedures for an individual         
described in paragraph 7#e7 to report   
suspected or known incidents of child   
abuse or neglect to a ,state child      
protective service agency or to a law   
enforcement agency1 which shall include 
a ,state law for mandatory reporting of 
such incidents1 to either type of       
agency1 by any individual described in  
paragraph 7#e71 in accordance with      
paragraph 7#f72  2  7,b7 in subparagraph
 7,f71 by striking 2 and and inserting  

22  7,c7 in subparagraph 7,g71 by       
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 22 and  7,d7 by inserting     
after subparagraph 7,g7 the following3  
7,h7 an assurance that the ,state1 in   
developing the ,state plan described in 
paragraph 7#a71 has established         
procedures to ensure coordination       
between the ,state law or statewide     
program described in subparagraph 7,b7  
and relevant law enforcement and ,state 
or community-based victims' services    
agencies to ensure that children who are
 the victims of acts by a perpetrator   
other than a parent or caretaker that   
would be considered child abuse or      
neglect under section #c7b7 if the      
perpetrator of such act were a parent or
 caretaker1 are referred for appropriate
 follow-up services1 even if such       
children do not qualify for the         
protections under such ,state law or    
statewide program2  7,i7 an assurance   
that the ,state will-- 7i7 take primary 
responsibility to accept and investigate

 reports of known and suspected child   
abuse or neglect pertaining to an       
incident that occurred in that ,state1  
even if the child or the alleged        
perpetrator resides in a different      
,state2  7ii7 in the case of a ,state   
that takes primary responsibility to    
investigate a report as described in    
clause 7i71 share the results of the    
investigation with the ,state where the 
child resides and with the ,state where 
the alleged perpetrator resides2 and    
7iii7 in the case of a ,state in which  
the child or alleged perpetrator        
resides1 but where the alleged incident 
did not occur1 establish a plan to      
assist the ,state with primary          
responsibility for the investigation2   
and  7,j7 an assurance that the ,state  
has established procedures to screen for
 domestic violence in the course of     
investigating child abuse and that such 
procedures--  7i7 were developed in     
consultation with the ,state ,domestic  
,violence ,coalition 7as defined in     

section #cjb of the ,family ,violence   
,prevention and ,services ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajdjb77 or other entity      
eligible for funds under section #caa of
 the ,family ,violence ,prevention and  
,services ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdaa72  
and  7ii7 include training and practice 
requirements for investigators of child 
abuse where domestic violence is also   
present4  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the  
end the following3  7#e7 ,individuals   
required to report suspected or known   
child abuse or neglect ,to satisfy the  
requirements of paragraph 7#b77;,b77i71 
a ,state law for mandatory reporting    
described in such paragraph shall       
require all of the following individuals
 to report suspected or known incidents 
of child abuse or neglect3  7,a7        
,individuals licensed or certified to   
practice in any health-related field    
licensed by the ,state1 employees of    
health care facilities or providers     
licensed by the ,state1 who are engaged 
in the admission1 examination1 care or  

treatment of individuals1 including     
mental health and emergency medical     
services providers4  7,b7 ,individuals  
employed by a school who have direct    
contact with children1 including        
teachers1 administrators1 and           
independent contractors4  7,c7 ,peace   
officers and law enforcement personnel4 
7,d7 ,clergy1 including ,christian      
,science practitioners1 except where    
prohibited on account of clergy-penitent
 privilege4  7,e7 ,day care and child   
care operators and employees4  7,f7     
,employees of social services agencies  
who have direct contact with children in
 the course of employment4  7,g7 ,foster
 parents4  7,h7 ,court appointed special
 advocates 7employees and volunteers74  
7,i7 ,camp and after-school employees4  
7,j7 ,an individual1 paid or unpaid1    
who1 on the basis of the individual's   
role as an integral part of a regularly 
scheduled program1 activity1 or service1
 accepts responsibility for a child4    
7,k7 ,other individuals1 as the         

applicable ,state law or statewide      
program may require4  7#f7 ,reporting   
requirement ,to satisfy the requirements
 of paragraph 7#b77;,b77i71 a ,state law
 for mandatory reporting described in   
such paragraph shall require such       
individuals to report suspected or known
 incidents of child abuse or neglect    
directly to the appropriate law         
enforcement or child welfare agency 7as 
applicable under ,state law7 and1 if    
applicable1 to the individual's         
supervisor or employer4  4  #e4         
,approaches and techniques to improve   
reporting  7a7 ,eligibility ,section    
#ajg7;b7 of the ,child ,abuse           
,prevention and ,treatment ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;c7b77 is amended--  7#a7
 in paragraph 7#d7--  7,a7 in           
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and at   
the end2 and  7,b7 by adding at the end 
the following3  7,c7 support training   
for adults who work with children in a  
professional or volunteer capacity1 to  
report suspected and known incidents of 

child abuse or neglect under ,state law2
 and  2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#e71 by 
inserting before the period and the     
training described in paragraph         
7#d77;,c74  7b7 ,state task force study 
,section #ajg7;d7 of such ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;c7d77 is amended--  7#a7
 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking and at  
the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by    
striking the period and inserting 2 and2
 and  7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 
7#b7 the following3  7#c7 evaluate the  
,state's efforts to train adults who    
work with children in a professional or 
volunteer capacity1 to report suspected 
and known incidents of child abuse or   
neglect under ,state law4  4  7c7       
,adoption of recommendations ,section   
#ajg7;e77#a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #eajf;c7e77#a77 is amended--  7#a7 in  
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at   
the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by 
striking the period and inserting 2 and2
 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7,d7 experimental1 model1   

and demonstration programs for testing  
innovative approaches and techniques    
that may improve reporting of and       
response to suspected and known         
incidents of child abuse or neglect by  
adults to the ,state child protective   
service agencies or to law enforcement  
agencies4  4  #f4 ,general program      
grants ,section #ajh of the ,child      
,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;d7 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  7f7   
,mandatory reporting ,to be eligible to 
receive any form of financial assistance
 under this title1 a ,state shall       
include in the corresponding plan or    
application an assurance that the ,state
 has in effect a ,state law for         
mandatory reporting described in section
 #ajf7;b77#b77;,b77i74  4  #g4 ,reports 
,section #aaj of the ,child ,abuse      
,prevention and ,treatment ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eajf;f7 is amended by adding 
at the end the following3  7e7 ,study   
and report on ,state mandatory reporting

 laws  7#a7 ,study ,not later than #d   
years after the date of enactment of the
 ,speak ,up to ,protect ,every ,abused  
,kid ,act1 the ,secretary shall collect 
information on and otherwise study the  
efforts of ,states relating to ,state   
laws for mandatory reporting of         
incidents of child abuse or neglect1 in 
order to assess the implementation of   
the amendments made by that ,act4  7#b7 
,report  7,a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #d years after the date of         
enactment of the ,speak ,up to ,protect 
,every ,abused ,kid ,act1 the ,secretary
 shall submit to the appropriate        
committees of ,congress a report        
containing the findings of the study    
under paragraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,contents   
,the report submitted under subparagraph
 7,a7 shall-- 7i7 provide an update on--
  7,i7 implementation of ,state laws for
 mandatory reporting described in       
section #ajf7;b77#b77;,b77i72 and       
7,,ii7 ,state efforts to improve        
reporting on1 and responding to reports 

of1 child abuse or neglect2 and  7ii7   
include data regarding any changes in   
the rate of substantiated child abuse   
reports and changes in the rate of child
 abuse fatalities since the date of     
enactment of the ,speak ,up to ,protect 
,every ,abused ,kid ,act4  4  #h4       
,community-based grants ,section #bjd of
 the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and      
,treatment ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaaf;d7 
is amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#aa71  
by striking and at the end2  7#b7 in    
paragraph 7#ab71 by striking the period 
and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7#ac7 an    
assurance that the ,state has in effect 
a ,state law for mandatory reporting    
described in section                    
#ajf7;b77#b77;,b77i74  4  #i4 ,effective
 date  7a7 ,in general ,except as       
provided in subsection 7b71 this ,act   
takes effect on the date of enactment of
 this ,act4  7b7 ,mandatory reporting   
requirements ,the amendments made by    
sections #d1 #e7;a71 #f1 and #h shall   

apply to the applicable plans and       
applications submitted after the date   
that is #b years after the date of      
enactment of this ,act4