PRINTER'S NO. 1731
No. 1428 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY HAGARTY, BLAUM, NAHILL, CALTAGIRONE, DALEY,
HECKLER, J. TAYLOR, KOSINSKI, ANGSTADT, KRUSZEWSKI, WOGAN,
G. SNYDER, LaGROTTA, SEMMEL, HERMAN, ITKIN, BARLEY, FLEAGLE,
DeLUCA, LUCYK, ULIANA, PHILLIPS, VROON, BATTISTO, GERLACH,
PETRONE, WAMBACH, BELARDI, CORNELL, E. Z. TAYLOR, MELIO,
HARPER, MICHLOVIC, MICOZZIE, FARMER, STABACK, GODSHALL,
GIGLIOTTI, NOYE, STEELMAN, D. W. SNYDER, PISTELLA, GRUPPO,
SERAFINI, BUNT, CIVERA, SURRA, KING, BUTKOVITZ, STURLA,
RITTER AND TELEK, MAY 29, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND YOUTH, MAY 29, 1991
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, authorizing investigators of child
3 abuse to rely on factual investigations conducted by a law
4 enforcement agency.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 6362 of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
8 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
9 § 6362. Responsibilities of child protective service.
10 * * *
11 (d) Reliance on factual investigation.--An agency charged by
12 this section or section 6361 (relating to organization of child
13 protective service) with investigating a report of child abuse
14 may, in its discretion, rely on a factual investigation by a law
15 enforcement agency of substantially the same allegations to
1 support the agency's finding. This reliance shall not, however,
2 limit the duties imposed by section 6368(a) (relating to
3 investigation of reports).
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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