The act details the requirements of a multidisciplinary review team and a multidisciplinary investigative team, who are tasked with different functions when looking into suspected child abuse by a perpetrator. Amends Title 23 Domestic Relations , providing for mandatory reporting of infants by requiring a health care provider to immediately make a report if the provider is involved in the delivery or care of a child under one year of age who is born and identified as being affected by any of the following: 1 Illegal substance abuse by the child's mother; 2 Withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure; or 3 A Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
For the fiscal year , 50 percent of the fee shall be transferred to the DPW for training of mandated reporters of child abuse and child abuse related costs. Beginning in fiscal year , 25 percent of that allocation shall be used by DPW for training of mandated reporters and 75 percent shall be used by the PCCD for grants for child advocacy centers and multidisciplinary investigative teams. Amends Title 23 Domestic Relations providing for education and training by requiring child abuse recognition and reporting training for certain mandated reporters.
Amends Title 23 Domestic Relations certain attorneys are required to report suspected child abuse and for privilege communications. Also increases penalties for failure by mandated reporters to report child abuse. Amends Title 23 Domestic Relations , outlines those persons who are required to report suspected child abuse and those who are encouraged to report suspected child abuse, provides for the procedure of making the report. Amends Title 23 Domestic Relations , provides whistleblower protections for individuals that file a good faith report of child abuse.
Amends Title 23 Domestic Relations repealing provisions relating to definitions of school employees, administration, investigation, and reporting responsibilities of schools. Amends Title 23 Domestic Relations providing for expunction of information of perpetrator under the age of 18 and for background checks for employment in schools.
Amends Titles 18 Crimes and Offenses and 42 Judiciary and Judicial Procedure , providing for the offense of sexual assault by sports official, volunteer or employee of nonprofit association; and, in sentencing, further providing for sentences for offenses against infant persons. Amends Title 23 Domestic Relations by outlining the individuals required to obtain child abuse clearances.
Pass the Trash;" Ban schools from entering into contracts that suppress information about investigations of abuse and sexual misconduct as well as prevent schools from transferring teachers that were subject of a report of abuse to another school district.
Amends Title 23 Domestic Relations to clarify and make more explicit provisions in the statute enacted last session which requires employees and adult volunteers who work with children to obtain criminal background check clearances and child abuse clearances.
View Act of Additionally, no fee will be charged for those applying to become a volunteer with an affiliate of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America or with a rape crisis center or domestic violence shelter.
Chapter 97 , to be a sexually violent predator or to be subject to lifetime registration. Additionally, Act 29 provides grounds for involuntary termination of parental rights for parents required to register as sexual offenders. Act 88 also mandates cooperation and information sharing between a court of common pleas, DHS, and county agencies when a court of common pleas is considering awarding temporary guardianship. Child day-care centers, group day-care homes and family child-care homes still may provisionally hire employees or approve volunteers for a single period not to exceed 45 days, provided certain conditions are met and a waiver is granted by the Department of Human Services DHS , Office of Child development and Early Learning OCDEL.
Lastly, clearance requirements for child day-care centers, group day-care homes and family child-care homes were amended by: adding convictions of arson and strangulation to the list of prohibitive hire offenses; requiring the National Sex Offender Registry Verification; and requiring out of state clearances for employees and volunteers who have lived outside of Pennsylvania in the last five years. Increase access to health care. Develop a skilled workforce that meets the needs of Pennsylvania's business community.
Provide universal access to high-quality early childhood education. Provide high-quality supports and protections to vulnerable Pennsylvanians. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. Please enable scripts and reload this page. An Official Pennsylvania Government Website. Department of Human Services. Family First. Page Content. View Act of Jan. View Act of Dec. View Act of Feb. Baker Amends Title 23 Domestic Relations redefining "perpetrator.
View Act of July 1, Section definition of child care services will become effective Dec. Act of SB 34 Smucker Amends Educator Discipline Act by expanding the bases for discipline to include founded and indicated reports of child abuse as well as "grooming" behaviors such as sending a student sexually explicit text messages.
View Act 29 of Dec. View Act 31 of Dec. View Act 32 of Penalties effective on June 14, Attorneys as mandated reporters effective Dec. Act 33 of SB 21 Ward Amends Title 23 Domestic Relations , outlines those persons who are required to report suspected child abuse and those who are encouraged to report suspected child abuse, provides for the procedure of making the report.
View Act 33 of Dec. Provide universal access to high-quality early childhood education. Provide high-quality supports and protections to vulnerable Pennsylvanians. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. Please enable scripts and reload this page. An Official Pennsylvania Government Website. Department of Human Services.
Family First. Page Content. Suspect abuse? Report it! Call ChildLine at Mandated reporters: Report electronically Get a Clearance The Child Protective Services Law CPSL requires certain individuals to obtain clearances in order to be employed, be a resource parent foster or adoptive , or be a volunteer with children.
The required clearances may include: Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance Pennsylvania State Police Criminal History Clearance Federal Bureau of Investigations FBI Criminal History Clearance required for all employees and some volunteers Clearances from other states Only a requirement for any prospective foster or adoptive parent who has resided outside of Pennsylvania in the last five 5 years. Out of State Clearances.
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