Legislative Updates Begin

The Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment is releasing its first legislative update of the 2021 season. This week’s dispatch includes a brief synopsis of the State of the State, Judiciary and Tribes speeches delivered by Gov. Kristi Noem, Chief Justice Steven R. Jensen and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Mike Faith. The first guide contains a new feature – the Advocacy Toolkit. Each week CPCM will provide an advocacy tip supporters can use to show lawmakers they support continuing to build a safe, healthy South Dakota for children and families. Use this hashtag: #reportabuse if you post your support for adding dental hygienists to a list of professions mandated to report suspected cases of abuse and neglect. CPCM is actively supporting 11 House and Senate bills that have been introduced. Go here for more information: CPCM-Legislative-Update_1.19.21