23 Pa.C.S. § 15
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Study by Department of Human Services.
Official statutory text
The Department of Human Services, in conjunction with the Department of Education and the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, shall conduct a study to analyze and make recommendations on employment bans for those having contact with children in this Commonwealth. The following apply:
(1) The study shall include recommendations on all of the following:
(i) Changes in permanent and temporary employment bans, which realign and make uniform the provisions of section 111 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, and 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 with regard to employment bans, including the offenses relating to the welfare of a child to be included in any ban.
(ii) An appeals process.
(2) The Department of Human Services shall, by December 31, 2015, report the study's findings and recommendations to:
(i) The chairman and minority chairman of the Aging and Youth Committee of the Senate.
(ii) The chairman and minority chairman of the Public Health and Welfare Committee of the Senate.
(iii) The chairman and minority chairman of the Children and Youth Committee of the House of Representatives.
(iv) The chairman and minority chairman of the Health Committee of the House of Representatives. Explanatory Note. Act 153 amended or added sections 2530, 6303, 6311, 6313, 6335, 6338.1, 6339, 6340, 6344, 6344.1, 6344.2, 6344.3, 6344.4, 6349, 6383 of Title 23 and section 6351.1 of Title 42. 2017, DECEMBER 22, P.L.1249, NO.78
(1) The study shall include recommendations on all of the following:
(i) Changes in permanent and temporary employment bans, which realign and make uniform the provisions of section 111 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, and 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 with regard to employment bans, including the offenses relating to the welfare of a child to be included in any ban.
(ii) An appeals process.
(2) The Department of Human Services shall, by December 31, 2015, report the study's findings and recommendations to:
(i) The chairman and minority chairman of the Aging and Youth Committee of the Senate.
(ii) The chairman and minority chairman of the Public Health and Welfare Committee of the Senate.
(iii) The chairman and minority chairman of the Children and Youth Committee of the House of Representatives.
(iv) The chairman and minority chairman of the Health Committee of the House of Representatives. Explanatory Note. Act 153 amended or added sections 2530, 6303, 6311, 6313, 6335, 6338.1, 6339, 6340, 6344, 6344.1, 6344.2, 6344.3, 6344.4, 6349, 6383 of Title 23 and section 6351.1 of Title 42. 2017, DECEMBER 22, P.L.1249, NO.78
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