ESSB 5515: Protecting children from child abuse and neglect. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Protecting children from child abuse and neglect at residential facilities and residential private schools.)

What this bill does

Requires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to license the living accommodations provided by residential private schools, with certain exceptions. Requires the DCYF to investigate allegations of child abuse and neglect occurring at substance use disorder treatment facilities, entities that provide behavioral health services, and residential private schools.

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Floor votes

• House: Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 7, 2023
  93 yea · 4 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 18, 2023
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 3, 2023
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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