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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY REICHLEY, CREIGHTON, DALEY, FLECK, GEIST, GILLESPIE, KILLION, MICOZZIE, MOUL, M. O'BRIEN, CULVER AND YOUNGBLOOD, NOVEMBER 18, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, NOVEMBER 18, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further |
3 | providing for education and training. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 6383(b) of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania |
7 | Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read: |
8 | § 6383. Education and training. |
9 | * * * |
10 | (b) Duties of Department of State.-- |
11 | * * * |
12 | (3) (i) Each licensing board with jurisdiction over |
13 | professional licensees identified as mandated reporters |
14 | under this chapter shall require all persons applying for |
15 | the renewal of a license or certification issued by the |
16 | licensing board to submit documentation acceptable to the |
17 | licensing board of the completion of at least two hours |
18 | of approved continuing education, per licensure cycle, |
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1 | regarding the identification and reporting of child abuse |
2 | obtained either from a provider approved by the licensing |
3 | board or by a preapproved provider outlined in |
4 | regulation. |
5 | (ii) Each licensing board with jurisdiction over |
6 | professional licensees identified as mandated reporters |
7 | under this chapter may exempt an applicant or licensee |
8 | from the training requirement of this paragraph upon |
9 | receipt of a written application for an exemption |
10 | establishing that there is no need to complete the |
11 | training because the nature of the applicant's or |
12 | licensee's practice excludes contact with children. It is |
13 | the professional responsibility of the licensee who holds |
14 | an exemption to notify the applicable licensing board in |
15 | writing, within 30 days, when the nature of the practice |
16 | changes to the extent that the basis for the exemption |
17 | ceases to exist. The respective licensing boards shall |
18 | promulgate regulations within 18 months of the effective |
19 | date of this paragraph to meet these requirements. |
20 | Section 2. The addition of 23 Pa.C.S. § 6383(b)(3) applies |
21 | to persons applying for the renewal of a license or |
22 | certification on or after January 1, 2014. |
23 | Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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