PRINTER'S NO. 2340
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1749
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY TOOHIL, OWLETT, MILLARD, KAUFFMAN, KENYATTA,
T. DAVIS, SCHLOSSBERG, JOHNSON-HARRELL, NEILSON, HOWARD,
THOMAS, CIRESI, BROWN, STRUZZI, PASHINSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, WARREN
AND SCHWEYER, AUGUST 16, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, AUGUST 16, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further
providing for definitions and for release of information in
confidential reports; and providing for a Children's Advocate
and remedial powers, for response to complaints, for
cooperation of agencies and providers, for confidentiality of
investigations and records, for findings and recommendations,
for protection from retaliation and for nonexclusivity of
remedy.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 6303(a) of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition to read:
§ 6303. Definitions.
(a) General rule.--The following words and phrases when used
in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this
section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Children's Advocate." The Children's Advocate established
under section 6379.3 (relating to Children's Advocate).
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