HOUSE AMENDED

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY BAKER, YUDICHAK, ARGALL, BROWNE, COSTA, ERICKSON, FERLO, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, McILHINNEY, RAFFERTY, SMUCKER, WASHINGTON, WOZNIAK, YAW, PILEGGI, WILLIAMS AND FARNESE, MARCH 11, 2011

AMENDMENTS TO SENATE AMENDMENTS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MARCH 12, 2012   

AN ACT

Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juvenile matters,

further providing for disposition of delinquent child.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 6352 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:

§ 6352.  Disposition of delinquent child.

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(c)  Required statement of reasons.--Prior to entering an

order of disposition under subsection (a), the court shall state 

its disposition and the reasons for its disposition on the

record in open court, together with the goals, terms and

conditions of that disposition. If the child is to be committed

to out-of-home placement, the court shall also state the name of

the specific facility, or type of facility, to which the child

will be committed and its findings and conclusions of law that

formed the basis of its decision consistent with subsection (a)

and section 6301, including the reasons why commitment to that

facility, or type of facility, was determined to be the least

restrictive placement that is consistent with the protection of

the public interest and best suited to the child's treatment,

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supervision, rehabilitation and welfare.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.