PRINTER'S NO. 692
No. 625 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, MELIO, STURLA, WOJNAROSKI, FARGO, WAUGH,
OLASZ, ARMSTRONG, CLARK, FAIRCHILD, TIGUE, BELARDI, READSHAW,
GRUITZA, SHANER, EGOLF, STERN, ITKIN, MANDERINO, HERSHEY,
SATHER, CORRIGAN, GIGLIOTTI, LUCYK, STABACK, SAYLOR,
BATTISTO, THOMAS, MUNDY, SURRA, BARD, TRELLO AND CURRY,
FEBRUARY 21, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 21, 1997
AN ACT
1 Requiring the termination of a corrections officer or other
2 employee of a correctional facility who delivers a controlled
3 substance to an inmate of such facility.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Termination required.
7 (a) Conviction.--Any corrections officer or other employee
8 of a corrections facility, prison or jail who is convicted of
9 delivery of a controlled substance to an inmate of a corrections
10 facility, prison or jail shall be permanently terminated from
11 such position.
12 (b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term
13 "controlled substance" shall have the meaning given it in the
14 act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled
15 Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act.
16 Section 2. Effective date.
1 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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