AB 601: Child abuse: reporting.

This bill aims to improve child abuse reporting and prevention in California. The state department of social services must develop a standardized curriculum for mandated reporters by July 1, 2027, and make it available online. Employers with mandated reporters must ensure completion of the training within three months of employment or by March 1, 2030, whichever is later. The bill requires the state department of social services and the state department of health care services to provide regular updates to specified legislative committees on guidance to counties regarding payer of last resort federal requirements and revenue maximization of specified funding sources. The bill also establishes a mandated reporting advisory committee within the california child welfare council, with the goal of transforming mandated reporting to community-based support and eliminating disparities in the c…