(a) By December 31, 2023, the Office of the Attorney General ("OAG") shall, in consultation with the Child and Family Services Agency ("CFSA"), develop and approve a training curriculum explaining the reporting requirements of this subchapter, which shall include:
- (1) The purpose of the mandatory reporting requirements;
- (2) The dynamics surrounding abuse, neglect, and other forms of child victimizations that must be reported;
- (3) The impact of racial bias on the mandatory reporting and child welfare systems; and
(4) The legal duties imposed on mandatory reporters, including:
- (A) How to make a report, the contents of the report, and the process after a report is filed;
- (B) The legal protections provided to mandatory reporters; and
- (C) The penalty for failing to make a report.
- (b) All mandatory reporters shall complete a training based upon the curriculum required by subsection (a) of this section which shall be conducted by OAG, CFSA, or a third party.
History
Nov. 6, 1966, Pub. L. 89-775, § 8
Apr. 6, 2023, D.C. Law 24-341, § 104(b)