PRINTER'S NO. 1836
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1269
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BARTOLOTTA, SCHWANK, TEPLITZ, COSTA, FONTANA,
VULAKOVICH, GREENLEAF, SABATINA, BREWSTER, RAFFERTY, BLAKE,
YUDICHAK, MENSCH, BOSCOLA, VOGEL AND AUMENT, MAY 18, 2016
REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, MAY 18, 2016
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 19, 1990 (P.L.1372, No.212),
entitled "An act providing for early intervention services
for infants, toddlers and preschool children who qualify;
establishing the Interagency Coordinating Council and
providing for its powers and duties; and conferring powers
and duties upon the Department of Education and the State
Board of Education, the Department of Health and the
Department of Public Welfare," in general provisions, further
providing for definitions; and, in Statewide system for
provision of early intervention services, further providing
for child identification, assessment and tracking system.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 103 of the act of December 19, 1990
(P.L.1372, No.212), known as the Early Intervention Services
System Act, is amended to read:
Section 103. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Postpartum depression." A major depressive episode with an
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