D.C. Code § 4-1321.08: Training for mandatory reporters.

(a)

By December 31, 2023, the Office of the Attorney General ("OAG") shall, in consultation with the Child and Family Services Agency ("CFSA"), develop and approve a training curriculum explaining the reporting requirements of this subchapter, which shall include:

(1)

The purpose of the mandatory reporting requirements;

(2)

The dynamics surrounding abuse, neglect, and other forms of child victimizations that must be reported;

(3)

The impact of racial bias on the mandatory reporting and child welfare systems; and

(4)

The legal duties imposed on mandatory reporters, including:

(A)

How to make a report, the contents of the report, and the process after a report is filed;

(B)

The legal protections provided to mandatory reporters; and

(C)

The penalty for failing to make a report.

(b)

All mandatory reporters shall complete a training based upon the curriculum required by subsection (a) of this section which shall be conducted by OAG, CFSA, or a third party.