Pennsylvania HB 835: An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for investigation of reports.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 865
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 835
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY McNEILL, FREEMAN, WAXMAN, MADDEN, GIRAL AND
SANCHEZ, MARCH 10, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 10, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and
Parole, providing for early parole for educational and
vocational certification.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 61 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 6144. Early parole for educational and vocational
certification.
(a) Eligibility.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
board shall reduce by 90 days the period of supervision for an
offender on parole if the offender:
(1) is in compliance with the terms of release; and
(2) during the period of supervision, receives a high
school diploma, associate's degree, bachelor's degree, career
certificate, vocational certificate, technical certification
or high school equivalency diploma.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to an
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offender on parole who was convicted of a crime of violence as
defined in 42 Pa.C.S. § 9714(g) (relating to sentences for
second and subsequent offenses).
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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