THE 27 WITNESSES WHO TESTIFIED AT THE HEARING INCLUDED EDUCATORS, CHILD DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, AND AN AUTHOR ON THE SUBJECT. THE WITNESSES TOLD HOW THE PROBLEM OF CHILD ABUSE AFFECTS THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENCIES AND HOW THEY ARE COPING WITH IT. THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SAID THE LEGISLATURE HOPED TO DRAFT A BILL ON CHILD ABUSE, A PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS 60,000 CHILDREN EACH YEAR. THERE IS PRESENTLY NO LEGISLATION IN CALIFORNIA PROTECTING ABUSED CHILDREN....BS