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PRINTER'S NO. 1459
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1232
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MURT, WATSON, SIMMONS, BAKER, BOBACK, V. BROWN,
BULLOCK, CONKLIN, DAVIS, DeLUCA, DRISCOLL, FREEMAN, KINSEY,
KORTZ, McCLINTON, McNEILL, NEILSON, PASHINSKI, READSHAW,
ROEBUCK, SNYDER, TOOHIL, WARD AND WARREN, APRIL 17, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, APRIL 17, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further
providing for establishment of Statewide toll-free telephone
number.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 6332 of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
ยง 6332. Establishment of Statewide toll-free telephone number.
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(c) Posting Statewide toll-free telephone number in
schools.--All public and nonpublic schools that enroll students
in grades kindergarten through 12 shall publicly display at each
school campus a poster that contains the Statewide toll-free
telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect.
The poster shall be 11 inches by 17 inches or larger and of a
uniform design approved by the department in consultation with
the Department of Education. The poster shall be posted in a
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high-traffic, public area of the school that is readily
accessible to and widely used by students. The Statewide toll-
free telephone number shall be printed in bold print. The poster
shall also include the department's publicly accessible Internet
website that provides information and resources related to child
protection.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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