Current law does not expressly recognize domestic abuse as a form
of child abuse or neglect. The bill adds domestic abuse, when a child's parent, legal guardian, or custodian exposes a child to their perpetration
of domestic abuse, to the definition of child abuse or neglect.
Under current law, child welfare caseworkers do not have
established training policies or assessment procedures to identify and assess situations when a child's parent, legal guardian, or custodian exposes a child to their perpetration of domestic abuse. The bill requires the department of human services to promulgate rules to implement assessment policies, procedures, and training for child welfare caseworkers to recognize and assess situations when a child's parent, legal guardian, or custodian exposes a child to their perpetration of domestic abuse.
