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A 6042

Relates to issuing temporary permits to certain fantasy sports operators

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Carrie Woerner

DCP&P must develop and require suicide screening/crisis-response training for caseworkers, enabling early risk detection and coordinated care for at-risk youth.

REFERRED TO RACING AND WAGERING
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Bill Summary · A 6042

Summary of Bill A 6042

Note on title vs. content: The bill’s listed title refers to issuing temporary permits to fantasy sports operators, but the introduced text and provisions pertain to suicide screening and crisis response training for the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P). The summary below focuses on the introduced content regarding child welfare training. Sponsor: Carrie Woerner (primary). Status: Referred to Racing and Wagering. Introduced: November 17, 2025.

Purpose and intent

  • To require the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P) to develop and adopt a training course and curriculum on suicide screening and crisis response planning for its caseworkers.
  • Aimed at improving early identification of at-risk children and adolescents and ensuring coordinated, effective responses.

Key provisions

  • Definitions:

    • Caseworker: DCP&P employee responsible for investigations of child abuse/neglect, home visits, case planning, placements, service coordination, and permanency outcomes.
    • Commissioner: Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families.
    • Division: Division of Child Protection and Permanency.

  • Training content (training course and curriculum to be developed):
    1) Recognizing warning signs, risk factors, and protective factors for suicide in youth, using validated tools such as the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale.
    2) Establishing protocols for responding when a child is identified as at risk, including immediate de-escalation techniques.
    3) Coordinating care with mental health professionals, schools, resource parents, and community supports.

  • Implementation and requirements:

    • The training must be part of each caseworker’s initial training and, biennially, as part of in-service training.
    • Any current caseworker hired before the bill’s effective date must complete the training within 24 months of the effective date.

  • Review and updates:

    • The Division must periodically review and update the training curriculum to maintain effectiveness and relevance.

  • Administrative authority:

    • The Commissioner may adopt rules and regulations under the Administrative Procedure Act as needed to implement the act.

  • Effective date:

    • Takes effect 180 days after enactment, with the Commissioner allowed to take anticipatory administrative action as needed to implement the act sooner.

Who is affected

  • Primary: DCP&P and its caseworkers.
  • Secondary: Commissioner (regulatory authority), mental health professionals, schools, resource parents, and other community supports involved in child welfare and crisis response.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Status: Referred to Racing and Wagering (notably incongruent with the bill’s subject; likely a clerical or jurisdictional anomaly).
  • Introduced: November 17, 2025.
  • Implementation window: Training for new caseworkers is immediate upon enactment; existing staff must complete within 24 months after the act’s effective date.
  • Effective date: 180 days after enactment, with potential early action by the Commissioner.

Related information

  • Related bills in prior sessions: A 9449 and A 3551.
  • The bill emphasizes ongoing review and potential rulemaking to support implementation.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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