SCS/HB 677 - Currently, the identity of a complainant or recipient shall not be disclosed by the Office of Child Advocate unless they or their legal representative consents or a court orders the disclosure. This act permits disclosure of such identities if the Child Advocate determines that disclosure to law enforcement is necessary to ensure immediate child safety. This provision is identical to a provision in the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/SS/SCS/SB 106 (2023) and the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SBs 45 & 90 (2023) and substantially similar to a provision in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/HCS/SB 186 (2023), the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SB 28 (2023), HCS/SS#3/SB 22 (2023), HCS/HB 776 (2023), HS/HCS/HBs 1108 & 1181 (2023), and SB 249 (2023).
Under this act, any personally identifiable information regarding any child receiving child care from a provider or applying for or receiving any services through a state program shall not be subject to disclosure, except as described in the act.
This provision is identical to provisions in HB 1010 (2023), HCS/SS/SB 198 (2023), and HCS/SS/SB 213 (2023) and substantially similar to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SB 28 (2023), the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/HCS/SS/SCS/SBs 45 & 90 (2023), the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/SCS/SB 103 (2023), the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/SS/SCS/SB 106 (2023), and the truly agreed to and finally passed SS/HB 447 (2023), and SB 628 (2023).
SARAH HASKINS