Child Welfare

Child Welfare; Revises provisions relating to child welfare, including central abuse hotline, reporting requirements, multiagency teams & investigations, protective investigations involving sexual abuse, access to records & confidentiality, institutional investigation requirements, child advocacy centers, training, living arrangements for young adults, foster home capacity, & alternative plan for contracting with lead agencies; authorizes creation of multidisciplinary legal representation program model for specified purposes; establishes process for handling conflicts of interest by managing entities & lead agencies; requires DCF to publish information on its website & submit report to Governor & Legislature.