PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 962, 1044
PRINTER'S NO. 1323
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
954
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY STEPHENS AND QUINN, MARCH 17, 2021
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
APRIL 20, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 23 (Domestic
Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, dealing
with child abuse:
in criminal history record information, further providing
for information in central repository or automated systems;
and,
in organization and responsibilities of Child Protective
Service SERVICES, further providing for services for
prevention, investigation and treatment of child abuse.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9106 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 9106. Information in central repository or automated systems.
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(f.1) Child abuse investigations.--
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter
AND PURSUANT TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY PROVISIONS UNDER 23
PA.C.S. CH. 63 (RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES) , a
criminal justice agency may disseminate information relating
to an allegation or instance of child abuse to a county
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agency OR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES for the purpose of
investigating the allegation or instance of abuse or to a
children's advocacy center for the purpose of assisting the
investigation PROVIDING SERVICES TO INVESTIGATING AGENCIES ,
as those terms are defined in 23 Pa.C.S. § 6303 (relating to
definitions), or to a multidisciplinary review team,
multidisciplinary investigative team or child fatality or
near fatality review team for the purposes specified in 23
Pa.C.S. § 6365 (relating to services for prevention,
investigation and treatment of child abuse).
(2) A person who is in receipt of confidential
information under this subsection and disseminates the
information to a person not specifically authorized to
receive the information commits a violation of this section.
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Section 2. Section 6365(f) of Title 23 is amended to read:
§ 6365. Services for prevention, investigation and treatment of
child abuse.
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(f) Construction.--The provisions of this section shall be
construed to assist in the improvement of services designed to
identify and prevent child abuse[.] and to facilitate
cooperation with law enforcement agencies for the purposes set
forth in this section, consistent with 18 Pa.C.S. § 9106(f.1)
(relating to information in central repository or automated
systems). The provisions shall not be construed to impede or
interfere with criminal prosecutions of persons who have
committed child abuse.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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