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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, TARTAGLIONE, ORIE, BROWNE AND FOLMER, JANUARY 12, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JANUARY 12, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, in proceedings prior to petition to |
3 | adopt, further providing for grounds for involuntary |
4 | termination. |
5 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
6 | hereby enacts as follows: |
7 | Section 1. Section 2511(a)(9) of Title 23 of the |
8 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the subsection |
9 | is amended by adding a paragraph to read: |
10 | § 2511. Grounds for involuntary termination. |
11 | (a) General rule.--The rights of a parent in regard to a |
12 | child may be terminated after a petition filed on any of the |
13 | following grounds: |
14 | * * * |
15 | (9) The parent has been convicted of one of the |
16 | following in which the victim was a child of the parent: |
17 | (i) an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 25 (relating to |
18 | criminal homicide); |
19 | (ii) a felony under 18 Pa.C.S. § 2702 (relating to |
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1 | aggravated assault); |
2 | (iii) a felony under 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121 (relating to |
3 | rape); |
4 | (iv) a felony under 18 Pa.C.S. § 3122.1 (relating to |
5 | statutory sexual assault); |
6 | (v) a felony under 18 Pa.C.S. § 3123 (relating to |
7 | involuntary deviate sexual intercourse); |
8 | (vi) a felony under 18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.1 (relating to |
9 | sexual assault); |
10 | (vii) a felony under 18 Pa.C.S. § 3125 (relating to |
11 | aggravated indecent assault); |
12 | (viii) a misdemeanor under 18 Pa.C.S. § 3126 |
13 | (relating to indecent assault); |
14 | (ix) an offense in another jurisdiction equivalent |
15 | to an offense in subparagraph (i) [or], (ii), (iii), |
16 | (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii); or |
17 | [(iv)] (x) an attempt, solicitation or conspiracy to |
18 | commit an offense in subparagraph (i), (ii) [or], (iii), |
19 | (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii) or (ix). |
20 | (10) The child has been and is currently removed from |
21 | the care of the parent under a court order or under a |
22 | voluntary agreement with an agency and a court, in a |
23 | proceeding under 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 (relating to juvenile |
24 | matters), has previously determined that: |
25 | (i) Aggravated circumstances as defined in 42 |
26 | Pa.C.S. § 6302 (relating to definitions) exist. |
27 | (ii) Reasonable efforts to reunify the child with |
28 | the parent are not required. |
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30 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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