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PRINTER'S NO. 310
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
310
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY D. COSTA, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHWEYER, MATZIE, O'BRIEN,
ROZZI, MURT, KINSEY, JAMES, V. BROWN, McNEILL, DONATUCCI,
WATSON, DeLUCA, MARSICO, FREEMAN, KORTZ, DEASY AND READSHAW,
FEBRUARY 3, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 3, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 53
(Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in selection, retention and removal of judicial
officers, further providing for content of course of
instruction and examination; and, in municipal police
education and training, further providing for powers and
duties of the Municipal Police Officers' Education and
Training Commission.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3113(b) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 3113. Content of course of instruction and examination.
* * *
(b) Content of course.--The course of training and
instruction shall not exceed four weeks in duration and shall
consist of a minimum of 40 hours of class instruction in civil
and criminal law, including evidence and procedure, summary
proceedings, motor vehicles, the identification and reporting of
suspected child abuse as defined in 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 (relating
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to child protective services), court proceedings involving
children and courses in judicial ethics, in the case of all such
officials except arraignment court magistrates, in which case
the course of training shall consist of a minimum of 30 hours of
class instruction in criminal law, search and seizure, arrest
and bail practices and procedures, and except judges of the
Traffic Court of Philadelphia, in which case the course of
training shall consist of a minimum of 20 hours of class
instruction in summary proceedings and laws relating to motor
vehicles.
Section 2. Section 2164 of Title 53 is amended by adding a
paragraph to read:
§ 2164. Powers and duties of commission.
The powers and duties of the commission shall be as follows:
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(17) To train police officers with respect to:
(i) Recognizing child abuse.
(ii) The provisions regarding reporting suspected
child abuse under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 (relating to child
protective services).
(iii) The efficacy of conducting forensic
interviewing of victims of child abuse within the setting
of a children's advocacy center.
As used in this paragraph, the terms "child abuse" and
"children's advocacy center" shall have the meanings given in
23 Pa.C.S. § 6303 (relating to definitions).
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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