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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 836, 1710, 1895 | PRINTER'S NO. 2007 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY BAKER, YUDICHAK, ARGALL, BROWNE, COSTA, ERICKSON, FERLO, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, McILHINNEY, RAFFERTY, SMUCKER, WASHINGTON, WOZNIAK, YAW, PILEGGI, WILLIAMS AND FARNESE, MARCH 11, 2011 |
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| AMENDMENTS TO SENATE AMENDMENTS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MARCH 12, 2012 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the |
2 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juvenile matters, |
3 | further providing for disposition of delinquent child. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 6352 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania |
7 | Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read: |
8 | § 6352. Disposition of delinquent child. |
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10 | (c) Required statement of reasons.--Prior to entering an |
11 | order of disposition under subsection (a), the court shall state |
12 | its disposition and the reasons for its disposition on the |
13 | record in open court, together with the goals, terms and |
14 | conditions of that disposition. If the child is to be committed |
15 | to out-of-home placement, the court shall also state the name of |
16 | the specific facility, or type of facility, to which the child |
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1 | will be committed and its findings and conclusions of law that |
2 | formed the basis of its decision consistent with subsection (a) |
3 | and section 6301, including the reasons why commitment to that |
4 | facility, or type of facility, was determined to be the least |
5 | restrictive placement that is consistent with the protection of |
6 | the public interest and best suited to the child's treatment, | <-- |
7 | supervision, rehabilitation and welfare. |
8 | Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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