Industry Resources | October 13, 2020
California Assembly Bill 1929 Of 2020, Child Abuse & Neglect Reporting
The bill was signed into law on September 29, 2020. It allows the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to continue using its pilot online Child Abuse Reporting Electronic System (CARES), and allows other counties to opt in to use the system. CARES allows the county to receive electronic reports of potential abuse or neglect from mandated reporters anywhere in the state . . .