3.0.0 6498 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z 2023-01-11T13:21:13Z House H HR 2010-12-07 111 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-12-07T17:30:53Z 2010-12-07 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2010-12-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-12-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 N Families Crime prevention Crimes against children Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Domestic violence and child abuse Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Intergovernmental relations Law enforcement administration and funding State and local government operations Families 00 2010-12-07 Introduced in House 2011-01-10T21:06:29Z Protecting Children Across State Lines Act - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to authorize the continuing interdisciplinary program of research of the Secretary of Heatlh and Human Services (HHS) to focus on the extent to which reports of suspected or known instances of child abuse or neglect involving a potential combination of jurisdictions (intrastate, interstate, federal-state, and state-tribal) are being screened out solely on the basis of cross-jurisdictional complications.

Authorizes the Secretary of HHS to award grants to public or private organizations to develop best practices for the handling of reports of suspected or known child abuse or neglect related fatalities involving a potential combination of jurisdictions.

Requires each state receiving a grant for child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment programs to include in its annual report the number of children reported during the year as abused or neglected who were screened out because of cross-jurisdictional complications.

Authorizes the Secretary of HHS to make grants to assist states in developing, establishing, and operating programs designed to improve the handling of reports of suspected or known instances of child abuse or neglect, including reports involving a potential combination of jurisdictions, in a manner that ensures appropriate action is taken to protect children.

Requires the state multidisciplinary task force on children's justice to review comprehensively every three years the handling of reports of suspected or known instances of child abuse or neglect involving a potential combination of jurisdictions, including efforts to coordinate and ensure appropriate action is taken.

]]> Protecting Children Across State Lines Act Display Title Protecting Children Across State Lines Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to determine the extent to which reports of suspected or known instances of child abuse or neglect involving a potential combination of jurisdictions, such as intrastate, interstate, Federal-State, and State-Tribal, are screened out solely on the basis of the cross-jurisdictional complications, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Children Across State Lines Act Introduced in House 2010-12-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr6498ih/xml/BILLS-111hr6498ih.xml 2010-12-07 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.