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Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
as Amended by the
Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003
SECTION I: CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT
Sec. 102. ADVISORY BOARD ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. [42 U.S.C. 5102]
[No amendments were made to this section by P.L. 108-36.]
- APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary may appoint an advisory board to
make recommendations to the Secretary and to the appropriate committees of
Congress concerning specific issues relating to child abuse and neglect.
- SOLICITATION OF NOMINATIONS.—The Secretary shall publish a
notice in the Federal Register soliciting nominations for the appointment of
members of the advisory board under subsection (a).
- COMPOSITION.—In establishing the board under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall appoint members from the general public who are individuals
knowledgeable in child abuse and neglect prevention, intervention, treatment, or
research, and with due consideration to representation of ethnic or racial
minorities and diverse geographic areas, and who represent—
- law (including the judiciary);
- psychology (including child development);
- social services (including child protective services);
- medicine (including pediatrics);
- State and local government;
- organizations providing services to disabled persons;
- organizations providing services to adolescents;
- teachers;
- parent self-help organizations;
- parents’ groups;
- voluntary groups;
- family rights groups; and
- children’s rights advocates.
- VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be
filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
- ELECTION OF OFFICERS.—The board shall elect a chairperson and
vice-chairperson at its first meeting from among the members of the board.
- DUTIES.—Not later than 1 year after the establishment of the board
under subsection (a), the board shall submit to the Secretary and the appropriate
committees of Congress a report, or interim report, containing—
- recommendations on coordinating Federal, State, and local child
abuse and neglect activities with similar activities at the Federal, State, and
local level pertaining to family violence prevention;
- specific modifications needed in Federal and State laws and
programs to reduce the number of unfounded or unsubstantiated reports of
child abuse or neglect while enhancing the ability to identify and
substantiate legitimate cases of abuse or neglect which place a child in
danger; and
- recommendations for modifications needed to facilitate coordinated
national data collection with respect to child protection and child welfare.
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