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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Bill Creates Exception to Mandatory Child and Adult Abuse Reporting for Social Workers Supervised by Attorneys
Last action · March 21, 2025: Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill exempts licensed social workers working under an attorney's supervision from mandatory reporting requirements for suspected child abuse, adult abuse, or neglect when that suspicion arises solely from legal representation or prospective client consultations. It permits attorneys to require supervised social workers to maintain and amends multiple existing statutes governing social work confidentiality and reporting duties.
Changes legal obligations for licensed social workers acting under attorney supervision in Kansas, allowing them to withhold abuse disclosures that would otherwise trigger mandatory reporting under state law.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Licensed social workers
Licensed social workers receive an explicit exception from mandatory child and adult abuse reporting obligations when working under attorney supervision in specific legal matters.
Attorneys
Attorneys are permitted to require supervised licensed social workers to maintain confidentiality in compliance with attorney-client ethical obligations.
Children and vulnerable adults
Certain suspicions of abuse or neglect arising in legal representation contexts are exempt from mandatory reporting to state agencies.
Key Facts
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Procedural history
13 actions- Mar 21, 2025HouseStricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
- Mar 18, 2025HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed by
- Mar 10, 2025HouseHearing: Monday, March 10, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N
- Feb 19, 2025SenateFloorFinal Action - Passed
- Feb 19, 2025HouseIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Judiciary
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- Feb 18, 2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Feb 18, 2025SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 17, 2025SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by
- Feb 17, 2025SenateWithdrawn from Consent Calendar and placed on General Orders
- Feb 11, 2025SenateHearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S
- Jan 31, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 30, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Harmonization of Social Work Privilege with Attorney-Client Privilege
The legislation aligns certain social work confidentiality standards with attorney-client privilege rules, carving out exceptions from traditional child and adult abuse mandatory reporting laws.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
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- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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