Report 2021-112 Recommendation 26 Responses

Report 2021-112: The Child Abuse Central Index: The Unreliability of This Database Puts Children at Risk and May Violate Individuals' Rights (Release Date: May 2022)

Recommendation #26 To: Kern County

To ensure fair and impartial grievance hearings and to comply with state regulations Kern County should, by July 2022 adopt grievance hearing policies allowing the complainant to challenge the impartiality of the grievance review officer.

60-Day Agency Response

Kern has fully implemented the recommendation to ensure a fair and impartial grievance hearing and to comply with state regulations Kern should adopt grievance hearing policies allowing the complainant to challenge the impartiality of the grievance review officer. Kern has implemented its policy that is in line and ensures compliance with this recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Fully Implemented

Kern County updated its grievance hearing policies to allow the complainant to challenge the impartiality of the grievance review officer.

All Recommendations in 2021-112

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.