An act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a child protective services and school district child safety liaison work group., the official text

Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
HOUSE BILL NO. 1095 (Representatives Kiefert, Dobervich, Frelich, Karls, McLeod, Mitskog, S. Olson)
(Senator Lee)
AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a child protective services and school district child safety liaison work group.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 15.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and
enacted as follows: Child safety liaison work group. 1. As used in this section, "child protective services" means an "authorized agent" or the "department" as the terms are defined under section 50-25.1-02. 2. A school district and the corresponding human service zone may designate representatives to form a child safety liaison work group. 3. The child safety liaison work group: a. Shall focus on child safety issues, including: (1) The roles and responsibilities of child protective services and mandatory reporters; (2) Opportunities for improved relations between the human service zone and school district; and (3) The coordination of services for children and families. b. Must be proportional in member size to the need and population served, and have an equal number of representatives from the school district and human service zone. c. Shall meet at least twice annually. d. Shall report to the human service zone board, the school board, and the children's cabinet by July thirty-first of each year. The report must include recommendations, proposed solutions, progress, training needs, and identified gaps in service coordination. 4. The human service zone is responsible for coordinating the child safety liaison work group meetings.

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____________________________ Speaker of the House

____________________________ President of the Senate

____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House

____________________________ Secretary of the Senate

This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No. 1095.

House Vote: Senate Vote:

Yeas 73 Yeas 43

Nays 18 Nays 3

Absent 3 Absent 1

____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House
Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025. Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.

____________________________ Governor
Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025, at ________ o’clock ________M.

____________________________ Secretary of State