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AFTER JULY 1, 1985 COMPLETE A TRAINING PROGRAM IN CHILD SEXUAL
ABUSE.

(III) ESTABLISH A TRAINING PROGRAM PRIOR TO
JULY 1, 1985, FOR PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION OR
PROSECUTION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CASES.

[(d)] (F) An investigation under this section shall be
completed within 10 days after receipt of the first notice of the
suspected abuse by the local department OR LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES.

[(e)] (G) Within 5 business days after completion of the
investigation, the local department, and the appropriate law
enforcement agency, if that agency participated in the
investigation, shall make a complete written report of its
findings to the local State's Attorney.

[(f)] (H) The local department shall expunge a report of
suspected abuse 5 years after the date of the report if:

(1)  an investigation under this section concludes
that abuse is ruled out; and

(2)  no further reports involving the parties are
received during the 5 years.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect October 1, 1984.

Approved May 29, 1984.

CHAPTER 785

(House Bill 520)

AN ACT concerning

State Mandated Immunizations - Pertussis

FOR the purpose of defining certain terms; providing for the
development and disbursement of information concerning
pertussis and the pertussis vaccine; requiring parents to be
informed about State mandated immunizations including the
risk of pertussis and pertussis vaccines; requiring
recordkeeping and reporting by health care providers and the
collection of data by the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene with respect to pertussis and major adverse
reactions to pertussis vaccines; requiring the Department to
adopt issue certain regulations guidelines; establishing
criteria under which pertussis vaccines should not be