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Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2013 - 2014
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | December 20, 2012 02:34 PM |
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| From: | Senator Patricia H. Vance |
| To: | All Senate members |
| Subject: | Memo #6 - Newborns Who Test Positive for Illegal Controlled Substances |
| In the near future, I plan to reintroduce SB 751 and SB 753 of last session that will allow the child welfare system to put protections in place for newborns who are found with illegal controlled substances in their systems. |
Document #1
Introduced as SB352
| Description: | SB 751 – Amends Title 42, the Juvenile Act, to include a newborn who receives a diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome or tests positive for any amount of an illegal controlled substance under the definition of “dependent child.” Previous Co-sponsors included Senators: WARD, PILEGGI, BROWNE, EARLL, FOLMER, ORIE, WASHINGTON, BOSCOLA, FONTANA, FERLO and BREWSTER |
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Document #2
Introduced as SB353
| Description: | SB 753 –Amends Title 23, the Child Protective Services Law, by changing the definition of “child abuse” to include incidences where a child tests positive at birth for an illegal controlled substance. Previous Co-sponsors included Senators: WARD, PILEGGI, BROWNE, EARLL, FOLMER, ORIE, WASHINGTON, BOSCOLA, FONTANA, FERLO and BREWSTER |
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