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PA HB1607
Bill
Status
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Carol Kazeem
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AI Summary
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Amends Pennsylvania's child protective services law to require identification of cases involving military families, defined as cases where the alleged perpetrator or victim is a service member, spouse of a service member, or child of a service member
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Requires the Department of Human Services to notify the U.S. Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program representative when a child abuse report concerns a military family, including both the Commonwealth representative and the designated representative for the assigned military installation
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Grants Family Advocacy Program representatives access to Pennsylvania's Statewide child abuse database to check for prior reports and receive information about pending investigations involving military families
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Requires county agencies to coordinate with Family Advocacy Program representatives when assessing the needs of children from military families who are alleged to need protective services
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Takes effect one year after enactment
Legislative Description
In child protective services, further providing for definitions, for reporting procedure, for disposition of complaints received, for responsibility for investigation, for access to information in Statewide database, for information in Statewide database and for release of information in confidential reports.
Last Action
Referred to Children & Youth
6/16/2025