PRINTER'S NO. 1070
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
787
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN, WARD, BARTOLOTTA, RAFFERTY AND
McGARRIGLE, JULY 6, 2017
REFERRED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, JULY 6, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juvenile matters,
providing for safety and security plans for nonsecure
juvenile facilities.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 6343. Safety and security plans for nonsecure juvenile
facilities.
(a) General rule.--The department shall develop, as a
condition of licensure, written safety and security plans for
all nonsecure juvenile facilities which the department
administers, maintains or operates, including facilities with
which the department contracts to house juveniles in a nonsecure
setting. The safety and security plans shall do all of the
following:
(1) Be developed with the local law enforcement agency
having jurisdiction over the nonsecure juvenile facility or,
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in the absence of a local law enforcement agency, with the
Pennsylvania State Police having jurisdiction of the
nonsecure juvenile facility.
(2) Provide for notice in a reasonable amount of time,
not exceeding 24 hours, of an incident of escape involving a
juvenile resident of a nonsecure juvenile facility.
(3) Be approved and adopted by the local governing board
where the nonsecure juvenile facility is located.
(4) Be updated on an annual basis.
(b) Penalties.--Failure to develop or maintain safety and
security plans shall result in the following sanctions:
(1) Suspension or revocation of licensure by the
department.
(2) Fines imposed by the department in an amount of $100
per day not to exceed $5,000.
(c) Municipalities.--Municipalities shall continue to be
required to utilize all Statewide and countywide notification
systems to notify residents of the municipalities of an escape
from a nonsecure juvenile facility.
(d) Fines.--A fine imposed under subsection (b)(2) shall be
returned to the municipality in which the nonsecure juvenile
facility is located.
(e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term
"department" means the Department of Human Services of the
Commonwealth.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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