PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 494 | PRINTER'S NO. 1428 |
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. | 431 | Session of 2013 |
INTRODUCED BY GINGRICH, WATSON, AUMENT, MALONEY, MOUL, STEPHENS, YOUNGBLOOD, SCHLOSSBERG, HICKERNELL, MUNDY, ROCK, KORTZ, SACCONE, MAJOR, CUTLER, KAUFFMAN, O'NEILL, BAKER, SWANGER, COHEN, MILLER, FLECK, SAYLOR, C. HARRIS, CLYMER, MILNE, MURT, DENLINGER, EVERETT, GIBBONS AND QUINN, FEBRUARY 4, 2013
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 9, 2013
AN ACT
1Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
2Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further
3providing for education and training.
4The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5hereby enacts as follows:
6Section 1. Section 6383(b) of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
7Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
8§ 6383. Education and training.
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10(b) Duties of Department of State.--
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12(3) Each licensing board with jurisdiction over
13professional licensees identified as mandated reporters under
14this chapter shall:
15(i) Require all persons applying for a license or
16certification issued by the licensing board to submit
1documentation acceptable to the licensing board of the
2completion of at least three hours of approved child
3abuse recognition and reporting training. Training shall
4address, but shall not be limited to, recognition of the
5signs of child abuse and the reporting requirements for
6suspected child abuse in this Commonwealth. Training
7shall be <-obtained from a provider approved by the
8Department of Public Welfare.
9(ii) Require all persons applying for the renewal of
10a license or certification issued by the licensing board
11to submit documentation acceptable to the licensing board
12of the completion of at least <-three two hours of approved
13continuing education <-every five years per licensure
14cycle. Continuing education shall address, but shall not
15be limited to, recognition of the signs of child abuse
16and the reporting requirements for suspected child abuse
17in this Commonwealth. Continuing education <-shall be
18obtained from a provider <-curriculum shall be approved by
19the Department of Public Welfare. <-The two hours of
20continuing education on child abuse recognition and
21reporting shall be completed by each licensee as a
22portion of the total continuing education required for
23biennial license renewal.
24Section 2. The addition of 23 Pa.C.S. § 6383(b)(3) applies
25to persons applying for a license or certification, or for the
26renewal of a license or certification, on or after January 1,
272015.
28Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.