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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 3648

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

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
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     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.
















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