PRINTER'S NO. 1577
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1092
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY MENSCH, ARGALL, COSTA AND SCHWANK, MARCH 23, 2018
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MARCH 23, 2018
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in offenses against the family,
further providing for the offense of endangering welfare of
children.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4304(a) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
§ 4304. Endangering welfare of children.
(a) Offense defined.--
(1) A parent, guardian or other person supervising the
welfare of a child under 18 years of age, or a person that
employs or supervises such a person, commits an offense if he
knowingly endangers the welfare of the child by violating a
duty of care, protection or support.
(2) A person commits an offense if the person, in an
official capacity, prevents or interferes with the making of
a report of suspected child abuse under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63
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(relating to child protective services).
[(3) As used in this subsection, the term "person
supervising the welfare of a child" means a person other than
a parent or guardian that provides care, education, training
or control of a child.]
(4) A person commits an offense if he commits a personal
injury crime knowing that the personal injury crime was
witnessed, either through sight or sound, by another person
who is less than 18 years of age and a member of his or the
other person's family.
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(d) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Family." The term shall have the same meaning given to it
under 204 Pa. Code § 401.1 (relating to definition of terms).
"Person supervising the welfare of a child." A person other
than a parent or guardian that provides care, education,
training or control of a child.
"Personal injury crime." The term shall have the same
meaning given to it under section 103 of the act of November 24,
1998 (P.L.882, No.111), known as the Crime Victims Act.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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