NC House Unanimously Passes Dominique Moody Child Welfare Reform Bill

NC House unanimously passes Dominique Moody Safety Act to strengthen child protection system

RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — The North Carolina House has unanimously approved the Dominque Moody Safety Act (SB 280), a sweeping child welfare reform measure designed to strengthen oversight, improve accountability, and increase transparency within the state’s child protective services system. The legislation is named in honor of Dominique Moody, a 6-year-old Charlotte girl whose tragic death highlighted failures in the child welfare system and sparked…

NC House unanimously passes Dominique Moody child welfare reform bill

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The North Carolina House on Wednesday unanimously approved a child welfare reform bill named after a 6-year-old Mecklenburg County girl whose death sparked outrage and renewed scrutiny of the state's child protection system. The Dominique Moody Safety Act (SB 280) would create a statewide review team for high-risk child welfare cases, [...]

Dominique Moody Act, a child welfare reform package, passes House 113-0

(The Center Square) – With three changes to the Senate’s passage along party lines, the Dominique Moody Act advanced from North Carolina’s House of Representatives 113-0 on Wednesday.

North Carolina House passes bill to strengthen child welfare laws

The North Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that could strengthen the state’s child welfare laws.

House unanimously passes Dominique Moody Safety Act

The North Carolina House unanimously passed the “Dominique Moody Safety Act,” advancing a child-welfare reform package named for the six-year-old girl whose death exposed repeated failures by Mecklenburg County social services officials to act on reports of abuse and neglect. The bill, Senate Bill 280, passed 113-0 after an emotional floor debate from lawmakers who said the state must do more to identify repeated warning signs before vulnerable …

NC House unanimously passes Dominique Moody Safety Act, now heads to the Senate

RALEIGH, N.C. – A North Carolina bill inspired by the tragic death of a six-year-old Charlotte girl is one step closer to becoming law. The North Carolina House passed the Dominique Moody Safety Act unanimously on Wednesday. Representative Carla Cunningham introduced the bill in response to Dominique’s death. The six-year-old died in December, after being found living in feces and urine at a home in east Charlotte. Lawmakers say the new measure …