PRINTER'S NO. 1560

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1408 Session of 1993


        INTRODUCED BY CLARK, TRELLO, BELFANTI, NAILOR, MILLER, MERRY,
           LAWLESS, ADOLPH, BUNT, MAYERNIK AND TOMLINSON, APRIL 27, 1993

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND YOUTH, APRIL 27, 1993

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
     2     act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
     3     welfare laws of the Commonwealth," providing for parental
     4     notification.

     5     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     6  hereby enacts as follows:
     7     Section 1.  The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
     8  as the Public Welfare Code, is amended by adding a section to
     9  read:
    10     Section 1081.  Parental Notification.--A child day care
    11  facility shall provide a parent with a written notification of
    12  the facility's intent to no longer provide care for that
    13  parent's child. The written notification shall be hand-delivered
    14  to the parent at least two weeks prior to the last day of care
    15  intended to be provided to the child. In addition, the
    16  notification shall indicate the reason given by the facility for
    17  the decision to discontinue care for the child as well as the
    18  last date upon which the facility shall provide care for the
    19  child.

     1     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.




















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