PRINTER'S NO. 2096
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1845
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY STAATS, QUINN, RYAN, MIZGORSKI, GUENST, MILLARD,
ROZZI, KINSEY, KAUFFMAN, THOMAS, SCHLEGEL CULVER, STRUZZI,
FARRY, GILLEN, JAMES, McNEILL, POLINCHOCK, M. MACKENZIE AND
MOUL, SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further
providing for definitions.
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 definitions to read:
ยง 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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"General protective services report." A report asserting
that a child may be at risk of harm or of harming others due to
conditions or circumstances other than abuse.
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"Valid." In relation to a general protective services
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