PRINTER'S NO. 3648
No. 2510 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY REICHLEY, O'BRIEN, KILLION, GEORGE, CRAHALLA, BALDWIN, BASTIAN, BELFANTI, BOYD, CAPPELLI, CAWLEY, DENLINGER, EGOLF, FEESE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHART, HERSHEY, KELLER, LAUGHLIN, LEH, McCALL, SCAVELLO, B. SMITH, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, YOUNGBLOOD, BUNT, WEBER AND HORSEY, APRIL 2, 2004
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 2, 2004
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the 2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for a 3 semiannual performance audit of registration of sexual 4 offenders. 5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 6 hereby enacts as follows: 7 Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated 8 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read: 9 § 9799.8. Semiannual performance audit. 10 (a) Duties of the Attorney General.--The Attorney General 11 shall: 12 (1) Conduct a performance audit semiannually to 13 determine compliance with the requirements of this subchapter 14 and any guidelines promulgated pursuant thereto. The audit 15 shall, at a minimum, include a review of the practices, 16 procedures and records of the Pennsylvania State Police, the 17 Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, the Department of
1 Corrections, the State Sexual Offenders Assessment Board, the 2 Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts and any 3 other State or local agency the Attorney General deems 4 necessary in order to conduct a thorough and accurate 5 performance audit. 6 (2) Prepare a semiannual report of its findings and any 7 action it recommends be taken by the Pennsylvania State 8 Police, the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, the 9 Department of Corrections, the State Sexual Offenders 10 Assessment Board, the Administrative Office of the 11 Pennsylvania Courts, other State or local agencies and the 12 General Assembly to ensure compliance with this subchapter. 13 The first report shall be released to the general public 18 14 months following the effective date of this section. 15 (3) Provide a copy of its report to the Pennsylvania 16 State Police, the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, 17 the Department of Corrections, the State Sexual Offenders 18 Assessment Board, the Administrative Office of the 19 Pennsylvania Courts, State or local agencies referenced 20 therein, the chairman and the minority chairman of the 21 Judiciary Committee of the Senate and the chairman and the 22 minority chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the House of 23 Representatives no less than 30 days prior to its release to 24 the general public. 25 (b) Cooperation required.--Notwithstanding any other 26 provision of law to the contrary, the Pennsylvania State Police, 27 the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, the Department 28 of Corrections, the State Sexual Offenders Assessment Board, the 29 Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts, the 30 Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing and any other State or 20040H2510B3648 - 2 -
1 local agency requested to do so shall fully cooperate with the 2 Attorney General and assist the office in satisfying the 3 requirements of this section. For purposes of this subsection, 4 full cooperation shall include, at a minimum, complete access to 5 unredacted records, files, reports and data systems. 6 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. C24L42AJM/20040H2510B3648 - 3 -