Generally revise laws related to child abuse and neglect investigations

The phrase 'is amended to read' in Section 4 was changed to all capital letters ('IS AMENDED TO READ') for consistency with legislative drafting standards.

The threshold for emergency child removal without a warrant was tightened by requiring proof of 'imminent and apparent danger' instead of just 'likely to experience abuse'.

New definitions for 'abandon', 'abandoned', and 'abandonment' were added to clarify when a child is considered abandoned.

A requirement was added to file an abuse and neglect petition within 72 hours of an emergency child removal.

The bill was renumbered from SB 50.1 to SB 0050.2, and the effective date was delayed.

Added a prohibition on removing a child unless there is immediate or apparent danger of harm, requiring safety confirmation before requesting law enforcement assistance.

Updated bill title and number from LC 0727 to SB 50.1 and changed the header to 'Authorized Print Version - SB 50'.