S0399B0586A01702 NAD:AAS 06/06/19 #90 A01702
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 399
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE KAUFFMAN
Printer's No. 586
Amend Bill, page 3, line 15, by inserting after
"jurisdiction"
and the provision of anonymous submissions
Amend Bill, page 4, line 25, by inserting after "5"
(b) and
Amend Bill, page 4, line 25, by striking out "is" and
inserting
are
Amend Bill, page 5, lines 24 through 27, by striking out "The
appropriate official with custody of the sexual" in line 24 and
all of lines 25 through 27
Amend Bill, page 5, line 30, by inserting after "to"
receive
Amend Bill, page 6, line 3, by inserting after "to"
receive
Amend Bill, page 6, lines 6 through 22, by striking out "The
Attorney General shall, in consultation with" in line 6 and all
of lines 7 through 22 and inserting
(b) Notification.--
(1) A victim, guardian or relative who requests to be
notified under subsection (a)(3) or (6) must provide a
current address and telephone number to the attorney
representing the Commonwealth and to the local law
enforcement agency that is investigating the offense. The
victim, guardian or relative must inform the attorney
representing the Commonwealth and the local law enforcement
agency of any change in the address or telephone number.
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(2) A victim, guardian or relative may designate a
person, including an entity that provides services to victims
of sexual assault, to receive any notice requested under
subsection (a)(3) or (6).
(3) The appropriate official with custody of the sexual
assault evidence collection kit under subsection (a)(6) shall
collaborate with a sexual assault counselor to employ best
practices when notifying a victim of information pertinent to
the victim.
(4) The Attorney General shall, in consultation with the
office of victim advocate, the Pennsylvania State Police, the
Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, the Pennsylvania
District Attorneys Association and the Pennsylvania Coalition
Against Rape, develop a standard protocol for notifying
sexual assault victims of information relating to evidence
gathered regarding the victim. The Office of Victim Advocate
shall disseminate the standard protocol developed under this
paragraph to law enforcement agencies, rape crisis centers,
sexual assault counselors and health care facilities that the
Office of Victim Advocate determines are likely to encounter
sexual assault victims. The Attorney General, the
Pennsylvania State Police, the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police
Association, the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association,
the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape and the Office of
Victim Advocate shall make the standard protocol available on
a publicly accessible Internet website.
Amend Bill, page 6, lines 28 through 30; page 7, line 1; by
striking out "AND A PROVISION FOR" in line 28, all of lines 29
and 30 on page 6 and "SUBMISSION OF ELIMINATION SAMPLES" in line
1 on page 7
Amend Bill, page 7, line 3, by striking out "AND CODIS
ELIGIBILITY"
Amend Bill, page 7, line 3, by inserting after "not"
, without permission from the victim,
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