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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY GROVE, R. BROWN, V. BROWN, GEIST, GODSHALL, KAUFFMAN, KNOWLES, MICOZZIE, MILLER, MURT, O'NEILL, PAYTON, ROCK, SAYLOR, STERN, SWANGER AND TALLMAN, SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An |
2 | act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public |
3 | welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in departmental powers and |
4 | duties as to licensing, further providing for definitions and |
5 | for regulations. |
6 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7 | hereby enacts as follows: |
8 | Section 1. Section 1001 of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, |
9 | No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, is amended by adding |
10 | definitions to read: |
11 | Section 1001. Definitions.--As used in this article-- |
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13 | "Child development student" means a student of a Pennsylvania |
14 | vocational-technical school who is: |
15 | (1) at least thirteen years of age; and |
16 | (2) enrolled in an early childhood education program and |
17 | under the supervision of a program instructor or a child-care |
18 | staff member. |
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1 | "Early childhood education program" means a course of study, |
2 | approved by the Department of Education, at a Pennsylvania |
3 | vocational-technical school that is intended to prepare students |
4 | for careers or postsecondary education in child care or early |
5 | childhood education. |
6 | * * * |
7 | Section 2. Section 1021 of the act is amended by adding a |
8 | subsection to read: |
9 | Section 1021. Regulations.--* * * |
10 | (e) Within one hundred eighty days of the effective date of |
11 | this subsection, the department shall adopt regulations that |
12 | allow child development students to serve as volunteers in child |
13 | day care centers. The following apply: |
14 | (1) a child development student volunteering in a child day |
15 | care center must be supervised by a program instructor or a |
16 | child-care staff member at all times; |
17 | (2) a child development student must be at least five years |
18 | older than any child receiving care at the child day care center |
19 | where they are serving as a volunteer; |
20 | (3) serving as a volunteer in a child day care center must |
21 | be a requirement of the early childhood education program in |
22 | which the child development student is enrolled; and |
23 | (4) a child development student serving as a volunteer in a |
24 | child day care center may not receive remuneration for his |
25 | service. |
26 | Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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