Feb. 03, 2017
WHAT: The House Children and Youth Committee will consider six bills to designed to reform the adoption process in Pennsylvania.
House Bills 57 and
58, sponsored by Rep. Scott Petri (R-Bucks), would streamline and expedite the procedures for terminating parental rights, and shorten the period in which a birth parent can revoke his/her consent;
House Bill 59, sponsored by Rep. Dan Moul (R-Adams), would allow adoptive families to appeal the amount of an adoption subsidy provided by local authorities;
House Bill 61, sponsored by Rep. Harry Lewis (R-Chester), would make it easier for parents who are incarcerated to relinquish their parental rights by allowing correctional staff to witness the individual’s consent to adoption; and
House Bills 62 and
63, sponsored by Rep. Dan Miller (D-Allegheny), would eliminate the hearing currently required to confirm parental consent, and refine the definition of “intermediary” to include a licensed attorney or social worker.
WHO: Members of the committee.
WHEN: Monday, Feb. 6, noon.
WHERE: B-31
Main Capitol, Capitol Complex, Harrisburg.
LIVE WEBSTREAMING: The hearing will be streamed live at
KathyWatson144.com.
Media contact: Jennifer Keaton, 717.705.2094,
jkeaton@pahousegop.com