PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1875
PRINTER'S NO. 2103
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1593
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY OTTEN, BULLOCK, MADDEN, STURLA, HOWARD, FREEMAN,
HOHENSTEIN, HANBIDGE, RABB, McANDREW, PIELLI, KINSEY, KHAN,
PARKER, SANCHEZ, STEELE, CIRESI, CERRATO, KRAJEWSKI, HILL-
EVANS AND CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, AUGUST 7, 2023
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 4, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 19, 1990 (P.L.1372, No.212),
entitled "An act providing for early intervention services
for infants, toddlers and preschool children who qualify;
establishing the Interagency Coordinating Council and
providing for its powers and duties; and conferring powers
and duties upon the Department of Education and the State
Board of Education, the Department of Health and the
Department of Public Welfare," in general provisions, further
providing for legislative findings for early intervention,
for definitions, for State interagency agreement and for
council; in Statewide system for provision of early
intervention services, further providing for requirements,
for program regulations and standards, for administration by
Department of Public Welfare, for administration by
Department of Education and for child identification,
assessment and tracking system; and making editorial changes.
AMENDING THE ACT OF DECEMBER 19, 1990 (P.L.1372, NO.212),
ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES
FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WHO QUALIFY;
ESTABLISHING THE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL AND
PROVIDING FOR ITS POWERS AND DUTIES; AND CONFERRING POWERS
AND DUTIES UPON THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE STATE
BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE," FURTHER PROVIDING FOR TITLE OF
THE ACT; IN GENERAL PROVISIONS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR
LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS FOR EARLY INTERVENTION, FOR DEFINITIONS,
FOR STATE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT, FOR OTHER DUTIES OF STATE
AGENCIES AND FOR COUNCIL; IN STATEWIDE SYSTEM FOR PROVISION
OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR
REQUIREMENTS, FOR PROGRAM REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS, FOR
ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, FOR
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