THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY KASUNIC, BREWSTER, COSTA, EICHELBERGER, FONTANA, KITCHEN, RAFFERTY, SOLOBAY, TARTAGLIONE AND WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 25, 2011

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 23 (Domestic

Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in

dissemination of criminal history record information, further

providing for general regulations; and in child protective

services, further providing for information relating to

prospective child-care personnel.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 9121(b)(1) of Title 18 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 9121.  General regulations.

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(b)  Dissemination to noncriminal justice agencies and

individuals.--Criminal history record information shall be

disseminated by a State or local police department to any

individual or noncriminal justice agency only upon request.

Except as provided in subsection (b.1):

(1)  A fee may be charged by a State or local police

department for each request for criminal history record

information by an individual or noncriminal justice agency,

except that no fee shall be charged to an individual who

makes the request in order to:

(i)  apply to become a volunteer with an affiliate of

Big Brothers of America or Big Sisters of America or with

a rape crisis center or domestic violence program[.]; or

(ii)  adopt a child who is eligible for adoption

assistance under 55 Pa. Code § 3140.202 (relating to

child eligibility).

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Section 2.  Section 6344(h) of Title 23 is amended to read:

§ 6344.  Information relating to prospective child-care

personnel.

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(h)  Fees.--The department may charge a fee not to exceed $10

in order to conduct the certification as required in subsection

(b)(2), except that no fee shall be charged to an individual who

makes the request in order to:

(1)  apply to become a volunteer with an affiliate of Big

Brothers of America or Big Sisters of America or with a rape

crisis center or domestic violence shelter[.]; or

(2)  adopt a child who is eligible for adoption

assistance under 55 Pa. Code § 3140.202 (relating to child

eligibility).

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Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.