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HB 1531 amends Section 2504 (Alternative Procedure for Relinquishment) of Part III (Adoption) of Title 23(Domestic Relations Code)by eliminating the requirement to hold a hearing to confirm consent to an adoption and empowering the court to confirm the consent and enter a decree of termination of parental rights and duties.

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HB 1532 amends the definition of the term “intermediary” in Section 2102 (Definitions) of Title 23 (Domestic RelationsCode) to include licensed attorneys or licensed social workers who are acting in the capacity of an intermediary.

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Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the PennsylvaniaConsolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for employees having contact with children and adoptive and foster parents.

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An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for education and training.

Scope and Contents An Act amending Titles 23 (Domestic Relations) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for sex trafficking and missing and abducted children; in uniform interstate family support, making extensive revisions to general provisions, jurisdiction, civil provisions of general application, establishment of support order, direct enforcement of order of another state without registration, enforcement and modification of support order after...

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An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, providing for school stability of children in foster care; and making an inconsistent repeal.

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An Act requiring certain facilities and persons that provide child day care to install safety guards on doors; and conferring powers and duties on the Department of Human Services.

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An Act amending the act of December 19, 1990 (P.L.1372, No.212), known as the Early Intervention Services System Act, 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.

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An Act establishing a task force on the opioid abuse epidemic's impact on children and providing for powers and duties of the task force.

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An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, providing for study to determine drug abuse by parents within resource families.