Relating to expunction of records relating to child abuse; prescribing an effective date.

HB 3005 allows individuals wrongly accused of child abuse or who had non-severe cases to request removal of related records from state databases. It applies to people whose reports were closed as unfounded (involving only neglect) or founded cases without sexual abuse, fatalities, or near fatalities, after at least seven years have passed and no new reports exist. The Department of Human Services must expunge records upon request, remove them from databases, and notify other agencies like law enforcement and the Central Background Registry to prevent disclosure. This law aims to provide relief for affected individuals while ensuring severe cases (like sexual abuse) remain in records for safety purposes.