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HARRISBURG -- Gov. Tom Corbett today called for a deliberative approach in considering legislation to address weaknesses in Pennsylvania`s laws on child sexual abuse and defended the investigation of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky that Corbett began as former attorney general. I think we need, in a very dispassionate way, to sit down as a Legislature and with the governor`s office to look at what is needed, what laws are out there in other states and not react in haste to what has happened," Corbett said.
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Child abuse laws in Pennsylvania could get a sweeping makeover under a new task force state lawmakers are looking to create in reaction to the Penn State child sex abuse scandal. The state Senate approved a resolution sponsored by Sen. Kim Ward, R-Hempfield, on Tuesday that would create an 11-member panel charged with examining all aspects of state child abuse laws, including how Pennsylvania defines child abuse and how it is reported.
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Children's advocates want West Virginia lawmakers to toughen laws and invest $1 million in an effort to make sure scandals like the one that recently rocked Penn State University don't happen here. Representatives with Prevent Child Abuse West Virginia held a Tuesday morning breakfast meeting with about 80 legislators and government officials to encourage the state to take a more active role in preventing child abuse.
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In the wake of the Penn State controversy, state lawmakers vow quick action on a flurry of bills to strengthen Pennsylvania's child abuse reporting laws. Measures to expand the responsibility of mandated reporting of child abuse to colleges and universities, as well as increasing the penalties for failure to report child abuse, obviously are overdue. Such measures could help take child predators out of circulation sooner or, even, prevent child abuse.
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...Laws regarding child abuse seek to protect children whi...
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Richardson gives boost to firefighters, makes child abuse laws more strict in bills signed Wednesday By Barry Massey
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DENVER - The state's evergrowing list of laws is set to expand today, much like the waistlines of many Coloradans who will eat a bit too much barbecue and ice cream Tuesday. Eighty-five of the roughly 400 laws approved by the General Assembly in 2006 take effect today. They will affect issues from the relatively mundane -- repealing the Dental Advisory Board -- to the deadly serious, such as new laws aimed at curbing child abuse.
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Bishop Richard Malone, the leader of Maine's 234,000 Roman Catholics, told lawmakers Tuesday that he would support legislation that toughens laws against child sexual abuse, and promised to deal swiftly with priests and others who offend. Malone, in his first policy speech to Gov. John Baldacci and legislators, did not discuss the church's stance on a gay-rights bill that the governor is expected to propose later this year. But he did say he would work against same-sex marriage, push for improved health care for the poor and try to add a moral dimension to State House debates.
