PRINTER'S NO. 2017
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1705
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY MARCELL, TOMLINSON, CONKLIN, GUENST, KAZEEM,
KENYATTA, KHAN AND KINSEY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 28, 1995 (P.L.89, No.18), entitled "An
act creating the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources consisting of certain functions of the Department
of Environmental Resources and the Department of Community
Affairs; renaming the Department of Environmental Resources
as the Department of Environmental Protection; defining the
role of the Environmental Quality Board in the Department of
Environmental Protection; making changes to responsibilities
of the State Conservation Commission and the Department of
Agriculture; transferring certain powers and duties to the
Department of Health; and repealing inconsistent acts," in
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, providing
for suicide prevention.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of June 28, 1995 (P.L.89, No.18), known
as the Conservation and Natural Resources Act, is amended by
adding a section to read:
Section 323. Suicide prevention.
The department shall prominently post signage in all State
parks and State forests in visitor entrances, parking lots and
highly trafficked areas providing for information regarding
suicide awareness and the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline .
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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