Pennsylvania § 6387 Pandemic of 2020

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 6387 — Pandemic of 2020

Pennsylvania·Title 23 DOMESTIC RELATIONS·Part PART VII·Ch. 63 CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES·Subch. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

(a)General rule.--Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the following shall apply to any individual required to obtain recertification under section 6344.4 (relating to recertification) during the disaster emergency relating to COVID-19. The following shall apply:

(1)An individual shall have until December 31, 2020, to obtain the recertification under section 6344(b)(3) (relating to employees having contact with children; adoptive and foster parents) or under section 111(c.1) of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949.

(2)An individual shall be required to obtain the certifications under section 6344(b)(1) and (2) as required under section 6344.4.

(3)An individual who delays recertification under section 6344(b)(3) or under

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(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the following shall apply to any individual required to obtain recertification under section 6344.4 (relating to recertification) during the disaster emergency relating to COVID-19. The following shall apply:

(1) An individual shall have until December 31, 2020, to obtain the recertification under section 6344(b)(3) (relating to employees having contact with children; adoptive and foster parents) or under section 111(c.1) of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949.

(2) An individual shall be required to obtain the certifications under section 6344(b)(1) and (2) as required under section 6344.4.

(3) An individual who delays recertification under section 6344(b)(3) or under section 111(c.1) of the Public School Code of 1949 shall be required to obtain the individual's subsequent recertifications required under section 6344.4 within 60 months from the date of the individual's most recent certification.

(b) Initial applicants.--(Expired).

(c) Required record.--An employer, administrator, supervisor or other person responsible for employment decisions shall maintain a copy of the required information under subsections (a) and (b).

(d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "COVID-19" means the novel coronavirus as identified in the proclamation of disaster emergency issued by the Governor on March 6, 2020, published at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March 21, 2020).

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Legislative History

(May 8, 2020, P.L.121, No.18, eff. imd.) 2020 Expiration.Subsection (b) expired December 31, 2020. See Act 18 of 2020. 2020 Amendment.Act 18 added section 6387. Section 3(2) of Act 18 provided that the addition of subsecs. (a) and (c) shall be retroactive to March 6, 2020.