PRINTER'S NO. 3397
No. 426 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY HARHART, GRUPPO, TRUE, RAYMOND, ARMSTRONG, BARD,
BARRAR, BROWNE, CALTAGIRONE, M. COHEN, DALLY, DeLUCA, DENT,
EGOLF, FARGO, FICHTER, FORCIER, GEORGE, HALUSKA, HENNESSEY,
HERSHEY, LEH, LYNCH, MAITLAND, MARSICO, OLASZ, ORIE, PESCI,
PETRONE, READSHAW, ROBINSON, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SHANER,
STABACK, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, TRELLO, WALKO, WOJNAROSKI,
M. N. WRIGHT AND ZIMMERMAN, APRIL 21, 1998
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, APRIL 21, 1998
A RESOLUTION
1 Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to
2 conduct a performance audit of the Commonwealth's children
3 and youth agencies.
4 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth's children and youth services
5 delivery system is a joint responsibility of the Department of
6 Public Welfare and county government; and
7 WHEREAS, Each county is responsible for developing and
8 administering a program of services designed to treat and
9 prevent child abuse, neglect and exploitation and to provide
10 services which reduce dependency and delinquency; and
11 WHEREAS, Many changes have occurred in the children and youth
12 services delivery system and in the dynamics of children's
13 issues in recent years; and
14 WHEREAS, There is a need to study the effectiveness of the
15 operation and management of the Commonwealth's children and
16 youth services delivery system in meeting statutory and
1 regulatory responsibilities for at-risk children and families;
2 therefore be it
3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the
4 Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a
5 performance audit of the Commonwealth's children and youth
6 agencies; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That the committee make a report, with
8 recommendations, as appropriate, which shall be submitted to the
9 Speaker of the House of Representatives and to members of the
10 Aging and Youth Committee within one year of the approval of
11 this resolution.
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