PRINTER'S NO. 770
No. 681 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY WESTON, MARCH 25, 1985
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, MARCH 25, 1985
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of November 26, 1975 (P.L.438, No.124),
2 entitled, as amended, "An act establishing child protective
3 services; providing procedures for reporting and
4 investigating the abuse of children; establishing and
5 providing access to a Statewide central register and pending
6 complaint file on child abuse; investigating such reports;
7 providing for taking protective action including taking a
8 child into protective custody; placing duties on the
9 Department of Public Welfare and county children and youth
10 social service agencies; establishing child protective
11 services in each county children and youth social service
12 agency; and providing penalties," providing for the recovery
13 of costs incurred by public and private schools in obtaining
14 information about new employees.
15 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
16 hereby enacts as follows:
17 Section 1. Section 14.1 of the act of November 26, 1975
18 (P.L.438, No.124), known as the Child Protective Services Law,
19 is amended by adding a subsection to read:
20 Section 14.1. Verification of Existence of Certain Records
21 Regarding Child Care Employee Applicants.--* * *
22 (b.1) As to child care provided by public or private
23 schools, any fees charged by the Pennsylvania State Police or by
1 the department for supplying the information required to be
2 obtained by this section shall be the obligation of the person
3 about whom such information was obtained if he is subsequently
4 employed by the public or private school, and such fees shall be
5 deducted from the employee's first pay.
6 * * *
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1985, or
8 immediately, whichever is later.
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