PRINTER'S NO. 2904
No. 2215 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, E. Z. TAYLOR, CLYMER, TRUE, ARGALL,
BATTISTO, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BROWNE, L. I. COHEN, DeLUCA,
DiGIROLAMO, FICHTER, FLICK, FRANKEL, HARHAI, S. MILLER,
NAILOR, ORIE, PHILLIPS, PISTELLA, PLATTS, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SATHER, STABACK, STEELMAN, STERN, WALKO, WASHINGTON,
WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 2, 2000
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 2, 2000
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for information
3 relating to prospective child-care personnel.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 6344(c) of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 6344. Information relating to prospective child-care
9 personnel.
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11 (c) Grounds for denying employment.--
12 (1) In no case shall an administrator hire an applicant
13 where the department has verified that the applicant is named
14 in the central register as the perpetrator of a founded
15 report of child abuse committed within the five-year period
16 immediately preceding verification pursuant to this section.
1 (2) In no case shall an administrator hire an applicant
2 if the applicant's criminal history record information
3 indicates the applicant has been convicted of one or more of
4 the following offenses under Title 18 (relating to crimes and
5 offenses) or an equivalent crime under Federal law or the law
6 of another state:
7 Chapter 25 (relating to criminal homicide).
8 Section 2702 (relating to aggravated assault).
9 Section 2709(b) (relating to harassment and stalking).
10 Section 2901 (relating to kidnapping).
11 Section 2902 (relating to unlawful restraint).
12 Section 3121 (relating to rape).
13 Section 3122.1 (relating to statutory sexual assault).
14 Section 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual
15 intercourse).
16 Section 3124.1 (relating to sexual assault).
17 Section 3125 (relating to aggravated indecent assault).
18 Section 3126 (relating to indecent assault).
19 Section 3127 (relating to indecent exposure).
20 Section 4302 (relating to incest).
21 Section 4303 (relating to concealing death of child).
22 Section 4304 (relating to endangering welfare of
23 children).
24 Section 4305 (relating to dealing in infant children).
25 A felony offense under section 5902(b) (relating to
26 prostitution and related offenses).
27 Section 5903(c) or (d) (relating to obscene and other
28 sexual materials and performances).
29 Section 6301 (relating to corruption of minors).
30 Section 6312 (relating to sexual abuse of children).
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1 The attempt, solicitation or conspiracy to commit any of
2 the offenses set forth in this paragraph.
3 (3) In no case shall an administrator hire an applicant
4 if the applicant's criminal history record information
5 indicates the applicant has been convicted of a felony
6 offense under the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64),
7 known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic
8 Act, committed within the five-year period immediately
9 preceding verification under this section.
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11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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