An Act enhancing child welfare protections

Summary

The legislation revises chapters 18B, 18C, 119 and others to create a new education unit within the Department of Children and Families, require annual performance reports and a five‑year strategic plan, and give the child advocate broader oversight, data‑access, and training duties. It also modernizes language, adds provisions for sudden unexpected pediatric deaths, and creates new protections for minors after they reach adulthood. The changes aim to improve transparency, accountability, and equity in the state’s child‑welfare system.

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