An Administrator's Guide to California Private School Law Compendium

C HAPTER 11 – M ANDATED R EPORTING D OCUMENT 11.A

M ANDATED R EPORTING C HECKLIST  All employees must receive and sign acknowledgment form informing them of their role as mandated reporter and copy of Penal Code sections  Train employees (legal requirement for licensed child care facilities)  Develop policy regarding reporting and whom employees can speak to about concerns  Designate point person for reporting forms and CPS contact information  If report is required:  agree who will file report and ensure report is filed immediately (if your county has an online system for non-urgent calls, discuss whether you may make the required report through that system.)  follow up in writing within 36 hours  keep a copy of the written report in locked, secure location separate from pupil records or personnel files  do not disclose report to any unauthorized recipients

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