3.0.0 1554 2023-01-11T13:18:12Z 2023-01-11T13:18:12Z Senate S S 2009-07-31 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-07-31T16:03:47Z Safe Babies Act of 2009 111 3474 HR 2009-10-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Identical bill CRS 2009-07-31 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2009-07-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD N F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2009-07-31 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2009-07-31 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2009-07-31 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2009-08-03 False M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2009-08-04 False S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA] ARLEN SPECTER D PA 2009-12-04 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2010-02-01 False Crime and Law Enforcement Child health Child safety and welfare Criminal justice information and records Domestic violence and child abuse Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Judicial procedure and administration Law enforcement administration and funding Mental health Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-07-31 Introduced in Senate 2009-09-22T19:33:18Z Safe Babies Act of 2009 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to create, and provide technical assistance to, local court teams to promote the well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers and their families, prevent the recurrence of child abuse and neglect, and promote timely reunification of families. Defines "maltreated infant or toddler" as any child three years of age or younger who is the victim of a substantiated case of physical abuse, neglect, medical neglect, sexual abuse, or emotional abuse.

Directs the Administrator to award a grant to establish a National Court Teams for Maltreated Infants and Toddlers Resource Center to provide information, training, and other assistance to local court teams and to establish a uniform data collection system related to the operation and outcomes of projects initiated by such teams.

Sets forth required activities for local court teams, including: (1) conducting monthly reviews of cases handled by such teams; (2) incorporating child-focused services into case plans for maltreated infants and toddlers; (3) organizing training of community members working with court teams; (4) identifying areas for improvement in providing mental health and substance abuse treatment for families; and (5) prioritizing after-care services for families.

]]> Safe Babies Act of 2009 Display Title Safe Babies Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to prevent later delinquency and improve the health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the development of local Court Teams for Maltreated Infants and Toddlers and the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center to assist such Court Teams, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Safe Babies Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1554is/xml/BILLS-111s1554is.xml 2009-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.