LOIS HENRY: CPS secrecy amended out of bills

LOIS HENRY: CPS secrecy amended out of bills - The Bakersfield Californian:

It looks like legislation that would have shrouded how child protective agencies handle abuse and neglect cases where children nearly die has been amended to keep the public in the loop. Two bills, Assembly Bill 855 and Senate Bill 1625, would have made the release of documents in near-death cases subject to an arbitrary “relevance” standard.