Show II I CHILD WELFARE LEGISLATION I I Current child welfare legislation in Inthe the states is summarized In a statement released d today b by the d dt I children's childrens bureau of the United nl States department of laborA labor A decrease In the amount and Importance Importance Im Im- im- im of ot such legislation Introduced Introduced introduced Intro- Intro in the 42 state legislatures meeting this year compared with 1923 the preceding Important legis legislative year ear I Is noted by the bureau Information received by the bureau from the states Is not complete however so 80 that no final conclusions conclusions conclusions are drawn Of Ot the 42 state legislatures meetIng meetIng meeting meet- meet Ing In 1925 40 convened In January the Florida session on April 7 and the Georgia session on June Juno 24 HawaII Hawaii Ha Ha- wail Porto Rico and Alaska also had regular legislative sessions this year Legislatures not meeting In 1925 aro are those of Alabama Kentucky Kentucky Ken Ken- tucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi sippi and Virginia The childrens children's bureau review may maybe maybe maybe be summarized as follows CHILDEN'S CODE COMMISSIONS A A. childrens children's law v commission was created by Rhode Island the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania and Delaware commissions have been continued for two lore nore years the Utah commission has hos been been discontinued the New York commission was discontinued but it sponsored 15 IS' bills bill seven of ot which w were re en enacted The South Dakota commission introduced 10 bills four tour I of ot which passed In amended form The Georgia legislature which still Is In session is considering eight bills drafted by the Georgia childrens children's children's childrens chil chill drens dren's code commission MATERNITY MATERNITY AND INFANCY The maternity and Infancy act was accepted for the first time by Rhode Island Vermont and Hawaii during 1925 43 states and Hawaii are now now cooperating under the act CHILD LABOR The child labor amendment was ratified d by California Arizona and Wisconsin and the houses of representatives representatives representatives of ot New Mexico Mexico- and Montana Mon Mon- tana voted in favor of ot ratification Arkansas had ratified in 1924 Both houses in 18 states rejected the amendment during 1925 two others In 1924 one house In each of ot seven other states rejected It one other In m 1924 Authoritative information from rom other states has not yet been obtained State laws relating to the employment employment employment em em- of ot children are known to have been enacted in only nine states California Massachusetts New Mexico New York Ohio Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Ten Ten- Texas Wisconsin and Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming In New Hampshire North Carolina New York Rhode Rhode Island and V Wyoming bills to raise the standards of state child labor laws were rejected SCHOOL ATTENDANCE Laws relating to school school attendance attendance attendance attend attend- ance were enacted by etts Ohio and Pennsylvania A Abill Abill bill which would have improved the compulsory school attendance law of ot South Carolina was reported as defeated CHILD HYGIENE Measures relating to public health and andt child hygiene have been considered considered considered con con- in a number of ot states Bills authorizing uth g the employment of ot public public pub pub- lic health nurses by municipalities and counties were passed In Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas aas Michigan and Missouri A Connecticut Connecticut Con Con- bill would provide for tor state aid In establishing a public health nursing service pills Bills relating to medical Inspection In schools school physicians or school nurses were in introduced introduced introduced in- in In Connecticut New York passed Rhode Island and Minne Minne- sota Oregon passed a law requiring ing physical examination of ot all school children during the first mo month th of ot the school year providing provid- provid ng ing no objection has been made by bythe bythe bythe the parent Bills improving birth and death registration passed in Michigan and Vermont but failed n In Maine The status of t such bills in Oklahoma and Pennsylvania is unknown South Dakota passed a law requiring physicians and others to employ certain methods for the prevention of ot blindness and Infections Intec Intec- of the eyes of ot newborn In in- in West Virginia Introduced bills for licensing and registering midwIves Iowa and South Dakota passed new regulations for the control control con con- troi and Inspection of ot maternity hospitals Bills relating to crippled children were Introduced In Arkansas Illinois Illi Illi- nois Ohio Oklahoma and Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania Pennsylvania appropriated for a a. state hospital for Indigent in indigent indigent In- In and other children with surgical sur sur- tuberculosis and allied con con- Connecticut New York Ohio Oregon and Pennsylvania passed l laws ws promoting the education education education tion of ot blind bUnd crippled and otherwise physically handicapped children The Pennsylvania law provides for forthe forthe forthe the enumeration of ot children between the ages of ot 6 Gand and 16 who because ot of app apparent ent physical or mental condition condition condition condi condi- tion are not being properly educated educated educated edu edu- and for authorizing home teaching by legally certified teachers teach teach- ers era as an alternative to public school or institutional instruction DEFECTIVE CHILDREN Bills Dills relating to the examination care and training of ot the mentally defective have been passed by Iowa Indiana Michigan Minnesota New Mexico wi v. Oregon J tUU Pennsylvania j n and ana nu Mexico wi v. Oregon J tUU Pennsylvania j n and ana nu South Dakota and were also pendIng pending pending pend pend- ing In Kansas Nebraska Ohio and Wisconsin Bills Dills for the sterilization sterilization tion of ot mental defectives detectives were In Introduced introduced introduced in- in in Colorado Idaho Maine Michigan Minnesota New Jersey Ohio and Rhode Island The Idaho Maine and Michigan bills are known to have passed and the Rhode Island bill to have failed JUVENILE COURTS A few bills which would destroy or weaken juvenile courts have been bee introduced but so far as present Information Indicates none has passed DEPENDENT CHILDREN S Bills BUls relating to dependent children children children chil chil- dren were introduced in various states Iowa Io passed a law requirIng requiring requiring ing the annual licensing of ot child caring agencies institutions and boarding homes Pennsylvania passed a 8 law providing for the li licensing It II- censing and for regulation of ot boardIng boarding boarding board board- ing homes for children under 3 years of ot age by the state department department depart depart- ment of ot welfare Bills relating to mothers' mothers pensions were Introduced In a number of states South Bakota Dakota Da Da- kota passed paned a law making the ex existing existing ex- ex mothers' mothers pension laws applicable applicable cable to unorganized counties North Carolina cut Its mothers' mothers pension appropriation from to 30 North Dakota passed a law Baking g moro strict the tho procedure I through which pensions are ob ob- tamed Acts relating to the adoption of ot Children were enacted by New Mex Mexico leo ico New v York Pennsylvania and Rhode Island but failed to become law in California Connecticut and Iowa The fate tato of of the Wisconsin bill Is unknown BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK Laws r relating lating to Illegitimate children children children chil chil- dren were passed in New Hampshire Hampshire Hamp Hamp- shire Oregon and New York New Hampshire provided that divorce I shall not affect the legitimacy of ot ofa I a a. child born In wedlock unless the decree expressly so provides and also als that children born of ot a marriage marriage mar mar- entered Into In good faith are legitimate even though the marriage marriage marriage mar mar- is annulled Oregon decreed that children of ot unmarried parents who live as husband and wife wile for over one year In the state of ot Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon shall be legitimate provided neither parents is married to a third person New Now York passed a I law changing the procedure of establishing paternity and another law designed to eliminate the word Illegitimate from school books and statutes and to substitute the expression children born out of ot wedlock DELINQUENTS Measures relating to commitment of ot delinquent minors and to the es establishment establishment es- es and regulation of or In Industrial Industrial Industrial In- In schools for such persons persona were pending In a number of ot states RECREATION Bills Dills to regulate and license all dance halls and amusement halls were werd Introduced In Colorado Idaho Kansas Maine Minnesota Oregon Ohio Pennsylvania an and d Wisconsin The Oregon bill bUl Is known to nave passed and the Maine bill to have failed The Illinois bill which passed the senate would prohibit persons under 16 years of age from being present in any public dance hall outside outside outside out out- side the limits of the city village or town The Pennsylvania bill bUl |