PRINTER'S NO. 1196
No. 1023 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY STURLA, CALTAGIRONE, BIANCUCCI, DENLINGER, CAUSER, DALLY, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GOODMAN, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, KILLION, MANN, RAPP, RAYMOND, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, WALKO AND WATSON, APRIL 5, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 5, 2007
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for investigation of 3 reports of suspected child abuse by county agencies. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Section 6368(a.1) of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania 7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: 8 § 6368. Investigation of reports. 9 * * * 10 (a.1) Investigation of report concerning child-care service 11 personnel or school employee.--Upon notification that an 12 investigation involves suspected child abuse perpetrated by 13 child-care service personnel, including a child-care service 14 employee, service provider [or], administrator or school 15 employee, the respective child-care service or school must 16 immediately implement a plan of supervision or alternative 17 arrangement subject to the county agency's approval for the
1 individual under investigation to ensure the safety of the child 2 and other children who are in the care of the child-care 3 service. The county agency shall provide notice to the employer 4 of the child-care service employee, service provider, 5 administrator or school employee that the individual is under 6 investigation. Such plan of supervision or alternative 7 arrangement shall be kept on file with the county agency until 8 such time that the investigation is completed. 9 * * * 10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. B21L23BIL/20070H1023B1196 - 2 -