(c) Written or verbal communication in the form of reports, research, or assessments that are represented as independent, third-party, or objective must be conducted by individuals who disclose all personal, financial or other direct or indirect relationship with any contractor, grantee, recipient, subcontractor, subgrantee, or subrecipient, or any individual who has received compensation, grant funding, or research support and who are not subject to the direction, control, or approval of any contractor, grantee, recipient, subcontractor, subgrantee, or subrecipient with respect to research design, data analysis, interpretation of results, or approval of findings.
(d) Only qualified researchers unaffiliated who are not involved in program administration, oversight, or decision-making authority are permitted reasonable access to data produced in the operation of the prenatal and infant support program.
(e) Anonymized data is available for research conducted by unaffiliated academic, governmental, or policy research entities.
(f) Nothing in this section should be interpreted to prohibit internal program research, provided such research is clearly identified as internal and non-independent with full disclosure of all affiliations.”.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor.
Senator Theis offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 406, following line 3, by inserting:
“Sec. 590. The department shall give the respective county prosecutor the right of first refusal for all Children’s Protective Services cases that require counsel as a co-petitioner. Only following the county prosecutor’s refusal, shall the department contract with outside counsel.”.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment,
Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows: