PRINTER'S NO.  3547

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

2387

Session of

2012

  

  

INTRODUCED BY PAYTON, D. COSTA, DALEY, FABRIZIO, GIBBONS, GOODMAN, TRUITT AND YOUNGBLOOD, MAY 16, 2012

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 16, 2012  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 23 (Domestic

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Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in

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criminal history record information, further providing for

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general regulations; and, in child protective services,

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further providing for information relating to prospective

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child-care personnel.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 9121(b)(1) of Title 18 of the

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Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

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§ 9121.  General regulations.

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(b)  Dissemination to noncriminal justice agencies and

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individuals.--Criminal history record information shall be

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disseminated by a State or local police department to any

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individual or noncriminal justice agency only upon request.

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Except as provided in subsection (b.1):

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(1)  A fee may be charged by a State or local police

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department for each request for criminal history record

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information by an individual or noncriminal justice agency,

 


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except that no fee shall be charged to an individual who

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makes the request in order to apply to become a volunteer

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with an affiliate of Big Brothers of America or Big Sisters

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of America [or], with a rape crisis center or domestic

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violence program or with a not-for-profit corporation or

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organization.

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Section 2.  Section 6344(h) of Title 23 is amended to read:

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§ 6344.  Information relating to prospective child-care

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personnel.

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(h)  Fees.--The department may charge a fee not to exceed $10

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in order to conduct the certification as required in subsection

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(b)(2), except that no fee shall be charged to an individual who

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makes the request in order to apply to become a volunteer with

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an affiliate of Big Brothers of America or Big Sisters of

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America [or], with a rape crisis center or domestic violence

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shelter or with a not-for-profit corporation or organization.

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Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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