HB 1126-S.E - DIGEST |
(DIGEST AS ENACTED) |
Establishes the Eve Uphold act. |
Requires the department of early learning to: (1) Convene a child fatality review committee and determine the membership of the committee; |
(2) Conduct a child fatality review if a child fatality occurs in an early learning program, a licensed child care center, or a licensed child care home; |
(3) Consult with the office of the family and children's ombuds to determine if a review should be conducted; and |
(4) Allow the parents or guardians whose child's death is being reviewed to testify before the committee. |
Requires the department of social and health services and the department of early learning to allow the ombuds or ombuds's designee to communicate privately with a child who is part of a near fatality investigation by the department of early learning. |