Bill
AB 601
Creates a statewide mandated-reporter training curriculum for child abuse/neglect and requires employers to ensure completion, while monitoring disparities in child welfare.
Note: The documents provided contain two different bills both labeled “AB 601.” One is a California bill (authored by Assemblymember Jackson) that amends the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act; the other is an “As Introduced” Nevada bill (Assemblymember Hafen) that would revise the Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions and Councils Standards and related administrative rules. Below are concise, separate summaries of each so readers can compare content and status.
Purpose
- Establish a standardized, statewide curriculum and training requirements for mandated reporters of child abuse and neglect and to monitor racial/other disparities in the child welfare system.
Key provisions
- State Department of Social Services (CDSS), via the State Office of Child Abuse Prevention, must develop a standardized mandated‑reporter curriculum and post the training on its website by no later than July 1, 2027.
- Employers of mandated reporters must require completion of that training within the first 3 months of employment (or by March 1, 2030, whichever is later) and document completion in a verifiable manner.
- CDSS may audit employer records and seek court orders to compel employer compliance.
- Every county welfare services department must ensure county child‑welfare social workers operating the county response system receive the training.
- CDSS must monitor disparities in the child welfare system and submit a report on those disparities and on training development by January 1, 2027.
- CDSS and the State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) must provide 90‑day updates to specified legislative committees on federal “payer of last resort” requirements and funding/revenue maximization guidance for related services until those committees find the guidance sufficient.
- The California Child Welfare Council must establish a Mandated Reporting Advisory Committee to guide transformation toward community‑supporting reporting and to address disparities.
- Counties’ Family First Prevention Services Act plans must include how they will inform mandated reporters of community resources — imposing additional county duties (possible state‑mandated local program).
Who is affected
- Mandated reporters (extensively enumerated in Penal Code §11165.7: e.g., teachers, instructional aides, many health professionals, social workers, law enforcement, foster parents, childcare employees).
- Employers of mandated reporters (schools, healthcare entities, counties, NGOs).
- CDSS, DHCS, California Child Welfare Council, county welfare departments.
Timing & procedural notes
- Deadlines: training curriculum by 7/1/2027; disparities report by 1/1/2027; employer training completion by first 3 months of hire or by 3/1/2030.
- Documents show committee referrals and amendments (Human Services, Appropriations, Public Safety committees). Status provided in the packet: “No further action taken,” but committee activity is recorded through August 2025.
Purpose
- Reorganize and expand administrative authority and oversight of professional and occupational licensing boards under the Department of Business and Industry’s Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions and Councils Standards.
Key provisions (highlights)
- Require the Office to provide administrative services (accounting, IT, hearing officers) to boards under its purview and to charge fees to cover costs; create an account in the State Treasury for those funds.
- Prohibit boards from paying for services that the Office provides (with limited exception for hearing officers); require boards to use the Office’s designated internet site for posting information.
- Mandate periodic review of executive‑branch boards/commissions and require the Deputy Director to recommend continuation, modification, consolidation, or termination; Governor may request legislation to effectuate recommendations.
- Authorize the Director to appoint General Counsel and deputies and retain outside counsel in certain circumstances.
- Modify officer‑election rules for boards and require annual election of president/vice president/secretary.
- Permit the Governor to remove a board’s executive director (or similar executive staff) for malfeasance or nonfeasance.
- Shift certain staff assistance responsibilities (e.g., Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs) to other agencies in some instances.
Who is affected
- Professional and occupational licensing boards, Department of Business and Industry, boards’ staff and membership, regulated professionals, and state administrative functions.
Fiscal/administrative notes
- As Introduced fiscal note: Effect on State: Yes; Effect on Local Government: No.
- Introduced May 30, 2025; referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. Status in the packet: “No further action taken.”
If you’d like, I can:
- Produce a side‑by‑side comparison of the two AB 601 texts,
- Extract and list the full set of mandated reporter categories from Penal Code §11165.7, or
- Draft a plain‑language summary aimed at a specific audience (school districts, counties, healthcare employers).
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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