PRINTER'S NO. 1602
No. 1372 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY SCHRODER, ADOLPH, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, M. BAKER,
BASTIAN, BENNINGHOFF, BIRMELIN, BISHOP, BROWNE, CALTAGIRONE,
CAPPABIANCA, CAPPELLI, CLARK, CORRIGAN, COY, CRUZ, DeLUCA,
EGOLF, D. EVANS, FLEAGLE, FORCIER, FRANKEL, GABIG, GEIST,
GEORGE, GODSHALL, GORDNER, HALUSKA, HARHAI, HENNESSEY,
HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, KIRKLAND, LAUGHLIN,
LEH, LEWIS, MANN, MARSICO, MELIO, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS, PIPPY,
READSHAW, ROHRER, RUBLEY, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SHANER,
B. SMITH, STERN, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE,
TRELLO, TRICH, VANCE, WALKO, WATSON, C. WILLIAMS AND WILT,
APRIL 23, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, APRIL 23, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 23 (Domestic
2 Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further
3 providing for general regulations relating to criminal
4 history record information and for information relating to
5 prospective child-care personnel.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 9121(b)(1) of Title 18 of the
9 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
10 § 9121. General regulations.
11 * * *
12 (b) Dissemination to noncriminal justice agencies and
13 individuals.--Criminal history record information shall be
14 disseminated by a State or local police department to any
15 individual or noncriminal justice agency only upon request.
1 Except as provided in subsection (b.1):
2 (1) A fee may be charged by a State or local police
3 department for each request for criminal history record
4 information by an individual or noncriminal justice agency,
5 except that no fee shall be charged to an individual who
6 makes the request in order to apply to become a volunteer
7 with an affiliate of Big Brothers of America or Big Sisters
8 of America or a volunteer to work with children in the
9 setting of a bona fide religion.
10 * * *
11 Section 2. Section 6344(h) of Title 23 is amended to read:
12 § 6344. Information relating to prospective child-care
13 personnel.
14 * * *
15 (h) Fees.--The department may charge a fee not to exceed $10
16 in order to conduct the certification as required in subsection
17 (b)(2), except that no fee shall be charged to an individual who
18 makes the request in order to apply to become a volunteer with
19 an affiliate of Big Brothers of America or Big Sisters of
20 America or a volunteer to work with children in the setting of a
21 bona fide religion.
22 * * *
23 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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