Specifies that any business, non-federal government agency, non-profit organization , or individual or group engaged in a trade, occupation, enterprise, governmental function, charitable function, or similar activity, must report any incident in which they have reasonable cause to believe child abuse or neglect is taking place.   Official Text and Analysis.

Defines specific terms used throughout the mandatory reporting statute. Organization includes a sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, association, financial institution, governmental entity other than the federal government, and any other individual or group engaged in a trade, occupation, enterprise, governmental function, charitable function, or similar activity in this state whether or not the entity is operated as a nonprofit or for-profit entity. Reasonable cause means a person witnesses or receives a credible written or oral report alleging abuse, including sexual contact, or neglect of a child by another over whom the person regularly exercises supervisory authority. Sexual contact means any touching of the sexual or other intimate parts of a person done for the purpose of gratifying sexual desire of either party or a third party.

Specifies that reasonable cause means a person witnesses or receives a credible written or oral report alleging abuse, including sexual contact, or neglect of a child and strikes the requirement that such abuse or neglect must be by one over whom the person regularly exercises authority.

Defines specific terminology that is utilized throughout the mandatory reporting statute.

Defines specific terms used throughout the mandatory reporting statute. Organization includes a sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, association, financial institution, governmental entity other than the federal government, and any other individual or group engaged in a trade, occupation, enterprise, governmental function, charitable function, or similar activity in this state whether or not the entity is operated as a nonprofit or for-profit entity. Reasonable cause means a person witnesses or receives a credible written or oral report alleging abuse, including sexual contact, or neglect of a child. Sexual contact means any touching of the sexual or other intimate parts of a person done for the purpose of gratifying sexual desire of either party or a third party.