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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1895, 1944 | PRINTER'S NO. 3167 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| INTRODUCED BY TOOHIL, KNOWLES, MARSICO, TOBASH, STERN, CREIGHTON, TOEPEL, CUTLER, GEIST, DAY, SCAVELLO, HAHN, CULVER AND VEREB, MAY 12, 2011 |
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| SENATOR GREENLEAF, JUDICIARY, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED, MARCH 6, 2012 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the |
2 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for |
3 | powers and duties of the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 6373(4) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania |
7 | Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: |
8 | § 6373. Powers and duties. |
9 | The commission shall have the power and is required to do the |
10 | following: |
11 | * * * |
12 | (4) Collect[, compile and publish such statistical] and | <-- |
13 | [other] analyze data [as may be needed] to [accomplish] |
14 | identify trends and evidence-based programs and practices to |
15 | ensure reasonable and efficient administration of the |
16 | juvenile [courts] justice system; make recommendations |
17 | concerning best practices to judges, the Administrative |
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1 | Office of Pennsylvania Courts and other appropriate entities; |
2 | and post on the commission's Internet website appropriate |
3 | information. |
4 | (4) [Collect, compile and publish such statistical and | <-- |
5 | other data as may be needed to accomplish reasonable and |
6 | efficient administration of the juvenile courts system.] |
7 | Collect and analyze data to identify trends and to determine |
8 | the effectiveness of programs and practices to ensure the |
9 | reasonable and efficient administration of the juvenile court |
10 | system; make recommendations concerning evidence-based |
11 | programs and practices to judges, the Administrative Office |
12 | of Pennsylvania Courts and other appropriate entities; and |
13 | post related information on the commission's publicly |
14 | accessible Internet website. |
15 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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