HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(I) (1) THE SECRETARY OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SHALL,
PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1987, REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND, SUBJECT TO
§ 2-1312 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ON THE PROGRAM EXPERIENCE DURING STATE FISCAL YEAR 1986,
INCLUDING INFORMATION DESCRIBING AS THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS
SERVED, THE NUMBER OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD OBTAINED
UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT, AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURES
UNDER THIS SECTION.

(2) THE GOVERNOR'S EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING COUNCIL
SHALL, PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1987, ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS
PROGRAM AND REPORT THE RESULTS OF THIS ASSESSMENT TO THE GOVERNOR
AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1985.

Approved May 28, 1985.

CHAPTER 493

(Senate Bill 551)

AN ACT concerning

Child Abuse - Protective Order - Mitigation of Harm

FOR the purpose of authorizing certain procedures in a child
abuse case to mitigate psychological and physical harm to an
alleged victim of child abuse subject to certain safeguards;
providing that certain persons may file a petition with a
court on behalf of a child to relieve a child from abuse
under certain circumstances; providing that the petition
include certain information; requiring a court to send a
copy of the petition to the local department of social
services; requiring that department to conduct an
investigation and send a report to the court; defining
terms; providing that a temporary ex parte order may contain
a prohibition against an alleged child abuser entering the
home; providing that a court may continue a temporary ex
parte order for a certain period of time; providing that a
protective order shall order an alleged child abuser to
refrain from abusing a household member and may provide
other relief in certain cases of abuse of a household
member; providing that a court may reissue an order after a
certain time in a case of child abuse; providing that a
child who is removed from a home to avoid abuse retains
certain rights to relief; providing that a petitioner who
acts on behalf of a child in a case of child abuse retains
certain rights; and generally relating to procedures for