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H 594 (2019-2020) TEMP OPEN GYMS/HEALTH CLUBS FITNESS CT'RS. (NEW) Filed Apr 3 2019, AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE
INDOOR OR OUTDOOR EXERCISE AND FITNESS FACILITIES, GYMS, HEAL TH CLUBS. AND FITNESS CENTERS TO RESUME
OPERATIONS WHILE ALSO SAFEGUARDING THE PUBLIC HEALTH TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAV1RUS
DISEASE 2019 (COVID-1 9).
House committee substitute deletes the content of the 2nd edition and now provides the following.
Authorizes exercise and fitness facilities, gyms, health clubs, and described fitness centers to open and resume operations
notwithstanding gubernatorial or local emergency declarations, subject to 15 specified qualifications and requirements. Among
those qualifications and requirements are the following. Requires that the establishment have been in existence on March 10,
2020. or have had a valid certificate of occupancy and state business license by that date. Restricts capacity to 50% of the
authorized fire capacity, with on-premises childcare restricted to 50% of its currently allowed occupancy. Requires all
employees to answer a health questionnaire and have their temperature checked daily, as well as wear face masks except when
actively leading a group fitness class or when outdoors and socially distanced. Sunsets the authorization 30 days after any
applicable emergency declarations expire or are otherwise terminated to pennit indoor and outdoor fitness and exercise
facilities, gyms, health clubs, and fitness centers to open for full unrestricted operations.
Changes the act's titles.
Intro, by K. Hall, Howard, D. Hall, Richardson.
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Business and Commerce, Government, Public Safety and
Emergency Management, Health and Human Services, Health
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H 1048 (2019-2020) CPS INTAKE SCREENING PED RECOMMENDATIONS. Filed Apr 29 2020. AN ACT TO PROHIBIT COUNTY
DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES FROM IMPLEMENTING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES INTAKE SCREENING CRITERIA
THAT IS MORE STRINGENT OR LENIENT THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO. STATE POLICY AND TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO MAKE VARIOUS POLICY CHANGES AS A MEANS TO IMPROVE THE CHILD PROTECTIVE
SER VICES INTAKE SCREENING PROCESS. A S RECOMMENDED
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OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Amends proposed GS 7B-300. 1 to additionally prohibit county departments of social services from supplementing child
protective services intake screening criteria with county policy that is more lenient than State policy (previously, only
prohibited county policy more stringent or in addition to State policy).
Regarding the directive for the Department of Health and Human Services to implement a rapid consultation system for
counties to make child safety decisions, now requires the system to consist of a phone line that a county Director or their
designee (was, county worker or supervisor) can access at any time when the county has concerns (was, when the county
worker or supervisor has concerns) relating to the correct screening decision, assessment track, or applicable response time
frame for a specific case.
Now requires the Division of Social Sendees (DSS) to require retraining for all child welfare workers every three years,
including supervisors and other workers who occasionally screen child maltreatment reports (previously, authorized the
Division to require training when necessary). Adds a new mandate of DSS to require all child welfare supervisors to pass a
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