A06222
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1910
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY WILLIAMS, KINSEY, HILL-EVANS, KIRKLAND,
CALTAGIRONE, HARRIS, FRANKEL, CIRESI, T. DAVIS, FREEMAN,
READSHAW, HOWARD, SHUSTERMAN, FITZGERALD, FIEDLER, ROZZI AND
YOUNGBLOOD, OCTOBER 11, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 11, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), 44 (Law
and Justice) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in selection and
retention of judicial officers, further providing for content
of course of instruction and examination; in other officers,
providing for mental health evaluations; and, in employees,
further providing for powers and duties of commission.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3113(b) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 3113. Content of course of instruction and examination.
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(b) Content of course.--The course of training and
instruction shall not exceed four weeks in duration and shall
consist of a minimum of 40 hours of class instruction in civil
and criminal law, including evidence and procedure, summary
proceedings, motor vehicles, the identification and reporting of
suspected child abuse as defined in 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 (relating
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