Are you required to provide your employees with mandated reporter training? In the State of California, you might be.
California’s Child Abuse Neglect and Reporting Act designates certain individuals as mandated reporters and institutes training requirements to ensure these individuals are able to perform their duties and keep children safe. Find out if your organization needs to implement mandated reporter training.
Which Organizations Need Mandated Reporter Training Solutions
Companies That Employ Minors
As of January 2021, certain human resources employees and supervisors in the State of California are required to report suspected child abuse. This change impacts human resources employees at companies who employ minors, as well as supervisors whose duties require direct contact with and supervision of minors in the workplace.
If this applies to your business, then the State of California requires you to provide applicable employees with training in their duties as reporters.
Schools
Schools are required to provide mandated reporter training to their employees on a regular basis. This includes:
- School districts
- County offices of education
- State special schools and diagnostic centers operated by the State Department of Education
- Charter schools
The above institutions must provide annual mandated reporter training to employees and people working on their behalf.
Child Daycare Facilities
California AB 506 is aimed at preventing child abuse and sexual abuse of minors participating in youth service organizations. Under AB 506, any “business that provides services to minors” — including non-profit and for-profit organizations — must provide mandated reporter training for administrators, employees, and volunteers.
If your organization provides extracurricular services or instructions to minors under 18 years of age, and/ or has adult employees with supervisory or disciplinary power of a minor, then you are responsible for providing training.
Organizations with Volunteers
California AB 506 is aimed at preventing child abuse and sexual abuse of minors participating in youth service organizations. Under AB 506, any “business that provides services to minors” — including non-profit and for-profit organizations — must provide mandated reporter training for administrators, employees, and volunteers.
If your organization provides extracurricular services or instructions to minors under 18 years of age and/ or has adult employees with supervisory or disciplinary power over a minor, you are responsible for providing training. Failing to comply with this requirement could cost your organization its liability coverage; AB506 ties insurance to mandated reporter training and child abuse prevention policies.
How to Implement Mandated Reporter Training
Implementing and managing a Mandated Reporter Training program is easier and more affordable than you think.
Mandated Reporter Training offers online profession-specific courses to help reporters understand their requirements and duties. With training courses developed in partnership with the CA Department of Social Services (CDSS), Mandated Reporter Training is the #1 platform for child abuse prevention training and meets CA’s training requirements.
Register your organization and you can launch your training program in minutes. The Mandated Reporter Training platform makes it easy and affordable for organizations to onboard and train employees, whether you need to train five reporters or 5,000.
Use the dashboard to manage and report your training program, and you can ensure all of your mandated reporters are up-to-date on their training requirements.
Implementing mandated reporter training for your organization is crucial to complying with the State of California’s requirements and ensuring the safety of the children your organization works with. Register your organization and start training today.
