HOUSE AMENDED
        PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1036, 1131               PRINTER'S NO. 1673

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE RESOLUTION

No. 43 Session of 1993


        INTRODUCED BY LEWIS, GREENLEAF, AFFLERBACH, O'PAKE, SHUMAKER,
           REIBMAN, STAPLETON, FATTAH, MUSTO, LAVALLE, PUNT, PECORA,
           SALVATORE, LEMMOND AND HART, APRIL 19, 1993

        AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON RULES, HOUSE OF
           REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 6, 1993

                            A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

     1  Directing the Joint State Government Commission to study on an
     2     ongoing basis legislative proposals involving CERTAIN AREAS    <--
     3     OF domestic relations law and creating a task force.

     4     WHEREAS, Numerous legislative proposals are from time to time
     5  before the General Assembly which would amend Title 23 (Domestic
     6  Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes; and
     7     WHEREAS, Many other issues, not in legislative form, relating
     8  to CERTAIN AREAS OF domestic relations law have come to the       <--
     9  attention of the General Assembly; and
    10     WHEREAS, These proposals and issues raise significant
    11  substantive and technical concerns regarding THESE CERTAIN AREAS  <--
    12  OF domestic relations law; and
    13     WHEREAS, Since Pennsylvania's domestic relations laws
    14  recently have been consolidated in Title 23 (Domestic Relations)
    15  of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes as the Domestic
    16  Relations Code, there is a need for a more coordinated review of
    17  any CERTAIN proposed amendments in order to maintain the          <--

     1  systemic integrity of the Domestic Relations Code; and
     2     WHEREAS, The various issues before the General Assembly
     3  require a bicameral and bipartisan review and response;
     4  therefore be it
     5     RESOLVED (the House of Representatives concurring), That the
     6  General Assembly direct the Joint State Government Commission to
     7  undertake an ongoing study of the various issues LIMITED STUDY    <--
     8  OF CERTAIN AREAS relating to domestic relations law, EXCEPT THAT  <--
     9  THE JOINT STATE GOVERNMENT COMMISSION SHALL NOT HAVE POWER UNDER
    10  THIS RESOLUTION TO INVESTIGATE OR STUDY AREAS OF DOMESTIC
    11  RELATIONS LAW RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE AND ADOPTION; and be it
    12  further
    13     RESOLVED, That to accomplish this goal, a task force be
    14  created comprised of the majority chairman of the Judiciary
    15  Committee of the Senate and the majority chairman of the
    16  Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives, who shall
    17  alternate chairmanship of the task force, the minority chairman
    18  of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate, the majority and
    19  minority chairmen of the Aging and Youth Committee of the
    20  Senate, the minority chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the
    21  House of Representatives and the majority and minority chairmen
    22  of the Aging and Youth Committee of the House of
    23  Representatives; and be it further
    24     RESOLVED, That an advisory committee be created to assist the
    25  task force composed of individuals deemed appropriate by the
    26  task force; and be it further
    27     RESOLVED, That the task force shall, from time to time,
    28  present its findings and recommended legislation to the General
    29  Assembly.

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