08. Training for mandatory reporters. (a) By December 31, 2023, the Office of the Attorney General ('OAG') shall, in consultation with the Child and Family Services Agency ('CFSA'), develop and approve a training curriculum explaining the reporting requirements of this subchapter, which shall include: (1) The purpose of the mandatory reporting requirements; (2) The dynamics surrounding abuse, neglect, and other forms of child victimizations that must be reported; (3) The impact of racial bias on the mandatory reporting and child welfare systems; and (4) The legal duties imposed on mandatory reporters, including: (A) How to make a report, the contents of the report, and the process after a report is filed; (B) The legal protections provided to mandatory reporters; and (C) The penalty for failing to make a report. (b) All mandatory reporters shall complete a training based upon the curriculum required by subsection (a) of this section which shall be conducted by OAG, CFSA, or a third party. (Nov. 6, 1966, Pub. L. 89-775, § 8; as added Apr. 6, 2023, D.C. Law 24-341, § 104(b), 69 DCR 14698.)District of Columbia Legal Code