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A05232
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2175
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY SAPPEY, HILL-EVANS, HANBIDGE, BOYD, PROBST,
FLEMING, KINSEY, OTTEN, SANCHEZ, SHUSTERMAN, BOROWSKI,
T. DAVIS, HOWARD, MADDEN, DONAHUE, VENKAT, GUENST, DELLOSO,
SCHLOSSBERG, CURRY, CERRATO, DALEY, CIRESI, BELLMON, CONKLIN,
MAYES AND BRENNAN, APRIL 3, 2024
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 11, 2024
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," establishing the Office of
Child Advocate and the Child Advocate Advisory Board; and
imposing penalties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding an article to
read:
ARTICLE VII-A
OFFICE OF CHILD ADVOCATE
Section 701-A. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this article
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Ad visory board." The Child Advocate Advisory Board
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