PRINTER'S NO. 2478
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1821
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY NEUMAN, D. MILLER, CALTAGIRONE, SCHLOSSBERG, DEAN,
O'BRIEN, W. KELLER, DAVIS, BARBIN, V. BROWN, D. COSTA,
NEILSON, McNEILL, MURT, READSHAW, BIZZARRO, A. HARRIS, SIMS,
WARD, ROZZI, CARROLL, DEASY, FRANKEL, DeLUCA, COX, GILLEN,
MATZIE AND CRUZ, SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 29, 2006 (P.L.1471, No.165),
entitled, as amended, "An act providing for a sexual assault
evidence collection program and for powers and duties of the
Department of Health and the Pennsylvania State Police;
establishing civil immunity; and providing for rights of
sexual assault victims," further providing for sexual assault
evidence collection program; and establishing the Commission
on Sexual Assault Testing.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3(a) and (c) of the act of November 29,
2006 (P.L.1471, No.165), known as the Sexual Assault Testing and
Evidence Collection Act, amended July 10, 2015 (P.L.142, No.27),
are amended to read:
Section 3. Sexual assault evidence collection program.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a Statewide
sexual assault evidence collection program to promote the health
and safety of victims of sexual assault and to facilitate the
prosecution of persons accused of sexual assault. This program
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