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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 (relating to child protective services), the commission shall:
(1) Direct the department to revoke the certificate and employment eligibility of an educator who is named as the perpetrator of a founded report of child abuse or named as an individual responsible for injury or abuse in a founded report for a school employe under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 upon receipt of documentation verifying the founded report.
(2) Direct the department to immediately reinstate a certificate and employment eligibility upon receipt of a certified document establishing that a founded report of child abuse or founded report for a school employe was reversed or determined to be unfounded.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the department from pursuing discipline under this act against any educator for whom a founded report of child abuse or founded report for a school employe was reversed or determined to be unfounded.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 24 P.S. Education § 2070.9d. Imposition of discipline on founded reports - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-24-ps-education/pa-st-sect-24-2070-9d/
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