Child abuse or neglect; establishes centralized hotline for reports or complaints, report.

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Plain-English Summary

Department of Social Services; centralized intake system for reports or complaints of child abuse or neglect; response to complaints within 24 hours for children under three years of age. Establishes a centralized hotline for reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect. The bill requires the Department of Social Services to establish and maintain a hotline for reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect and specifies that the Department shall determine the validity of such reports and …

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 13, 2026

Who it affects

Parent / guardian

via Voices for Virginia's Children: DSS; centralized intake system for reports or complaints of child abuse or neglect; response to complaints within 24 hrs for children under three years of age.

Student / education borrower

via Voices for Virginia's Children: DSS; centralized intake system for reports or complaints of child abuse or neglect; response to complaints within 24 hrs for children under three years of age.

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Who This Affectsvia advocacy orgs

Parent / guardiandirectModerate impactMedium certainty
via Voices for Virginia's Children
DSS; centralized intake system for reports or complaints of child abuse or neglect; response to complaints within 24 hrs for children under three years of age.
Student / education borrowerdirectModerate impactMedium certainty
via Voices for Virginia's Children
DSS; centralized intake system for reports or complaints of child abuse or neglect; response to complaints within 24 hrs for children under three years of age.

What the Bill Does

DSS; centralized intake system for reports or complaints of child abuse or neglect; response to complaints within 24 hrs for children under three y…

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