PRINTER'S NO. 1268
No. 1019 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY WOZNIAK, MUSTO, HELFRICK, COSTA, BOSCOLA, WAGNER,
ERICKSON, M. WHITE, GREENLEAF, WILLIAMS, TARTAGLIONE AND
LOGAN, JUNE 21, 2001
REFERRED TO AGING AND YOUTH, JUNE 21, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for information
3 relating to prospective child-care personnel.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 6344(c)(2) and (d) of Title 23 of the
7 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
8 § 6344. Information relating to prospective child-care
9 personnel.
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11 (c) Grounds for denying employment.--
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13 (2) In no case shall an administrator hire an applicant
14 if the applicant's criminal history record information
15 indicates the applicant has been convicted of one or more of
16 the following offenses under Title 18 (relating to crimes and
17 offenses) or an equivalent crime under Federal law or the law
18 of another state:
1 Chapter 25 (relating to criminal homicide).
2 Section 2702 (relating to aggravated assault).
3 [Section 2709 (relating to harassment and stalking).]
4 Section 2709(b) (relating to harassment and stalking).
5 Section 2901 (relating to kidnapping).
6 Section 2902 (relating to unlawful restraint).
7 Section 3121 (relating to rape).
8 Section 3122.1 (relating to statutory sexual assault).
9 Section 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual
10 intercourse).
11 Section 3124.1 (relating to sexual assault).
12 Section 3125 (relating to aggravated indecent assault).
13 Section 3126 (relating to indecent assault).
14 Section 3127 (relating to indecent exposure).
15 Section 4302 (relating to incest).
16 Section 4303 (relating to concealing death of child).
17 Section 4304 (relating to endangering welfare of
18 children).
19 Section 4305 (relating to dealing in infant children).
20 A felony offense under section 5902(b) (relating to
21 prostitution and related offenses).
22 Section 5903(c) or (d) (relating to obscene and other
23 sexual materials and performances).
24 Section 6301 (relating to corruption of minors).
25 Section 6312 (relating to sexual abuse of children).
26 The attempt, solicitation or conspiracy to commit any of
27 the offenses set forth in this paragraph.
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29 (d) Prospective adoptive or foster parents.--With regard to
30 prospective adoptive or prospective foster parents, the
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1 following shall apply:
2 (1) In the course of causing an investigation to be made
3 pursuant to section 2535(a) (relating to investigation), an
4 agency or person designated by the court to conduct the
5 investigation shall require prospective adoptive parents to
6 submit the information set forth in subsection (b)(1) and (2)
7 for review in accordance with this section.
8 (2) In the course of approving a prospective foster
9 parent, a foster family care agency shall require prospective
10 foster parents to submit the information set forth in
11 subsection (b)(1) and (2) for review by the foster family
12 care agency in accordance with this section.
13 (3) In no case shall the court approve a prospective
14 foster parent if the prospective foster parent's criminal
15 history record information indicates the prospective foster
16 parent has ever been convicted of an offense under 18 Pa.C.S.
17 § 6312 (relating to sexual abuse of children).
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19 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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