PRINTER'S NO. 2684
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2100
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY HEFFLEY, PICKETT, R. MACKENZIE, STEHR, KINSEY,
MOUL, M. MACKENZIE, GILLEN, LABS, ROWE AND DALEY,
MARCH 12, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, MARCH 12, 2024
AN ACT
Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in sex trafficking and missing and
abducted children, further providing for county
responsibilities; and making an editorial change.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5702 heading and (c) of Title 23 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and the section
is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 5702. County and department responsibilities.
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(c) Report to department.--[The county agency shall report
annually to the department the total number of children who are
sex trafficking victims. The report shall be submitted in the
form and by the deadline prescribed by the department.] A county
agency shall report annually to the department the following
information in the form and by the deadline prescribed by the
department:
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(1) The total number of children who are sex trafficking
victims.
(2) The total number of children who have been reported
missing under subsection (b) and whether or not the child has
been subsequently located.
(3) The total number of children who have been
identified, screened and assessed as possible sex trafficking
victims by the county agency.
(d) Department responsibilities.--The department shall
report annually the information received from a county agency
under subsection (c) to the following:
(1) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Aging and Youth Committee of the Senate.
(2) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Children and Youth Committee of the House of Representatives.
(3) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Judiciary Committee of the Senate.
(4) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the
Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives.
Section 2. Section 5703 of Title 23 is amended to read:
§ 5703. Law enforcement responsibilities.
When law enforcement receives information from a county
agency about a child who is missing from the child's residence
or is abducted under section 5702(b) (relating to county and
department responsibilities), law enforcement shall enter the
information into the National Crime Information Center database.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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