PRINTER'S NO. 1178
No. 1033 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY L. I. COHEN, M. COHEN, CORRIGAN, CRUZ, DeWEESE,
FRANKEL, GRUCELA, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HORSEY, JOSEPHS,
LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, ORIE, PRESTON, READSHAW, SCRIMENTI,
SOLOBAY, STABACK, STEELMAN, T. STEVENSON, J. TAYLOR, TIGUE,
TRAVAGLIO, TRELLO, WASHINGTON, WATERS, WILT, WOJNAROSKI AND
YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 15, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 15, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
3 sexual offender treatment.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 9718.1 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
8 § 9718.1. Sexual offender treatment.
9 * * *
10 (e) Counseling while on parole.--If special conditions are
11 imposed for therapy or counseling for sex offenders pursuant to
12 subsection (b)(1)(iii), the offender shall be required to attend
13 counseling sessions in a program approved by the Pennsylvania
14 Board of Probation and Parole and shall be financially
15 responsible for all fees assessed in relation to the counseling
16 sessions. The board shall monitor the compliance of the
1 offender. If the offender can prove to the satisfaction of the
2 court that the offender cannot afford to pay for the counseling
3 sessions, the parole office shall pay the requisite fees.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
B2L42BIL/20010H1033B1178 - 2 -