Bill Text: PA HR341 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating June 15, 2011, as "Elder Abuse Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-15 - Adopted (199-0) [HR341 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR341-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2096
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 341 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY HENNESSEY, JUNE 14, 2011
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 14, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Designating June 15, 2011, as "Elder Abuse Awareness Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Older Pennsylvanians should be recognized as a
valuable resource to this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, No one is immune to the threat of elder abuse; and
WHEREAS, It is the obligation of all citizens to protect the
health, safety and welfare of this Commonwealth's elder
citizens; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth received more than 15,000 reports
of elder abuse in 2010, and it is estimated that only one in
five cases of abuse is reported; and
WHEREAS, The act of November 6, 1987 (P.L.381, No.79), known
as the Older Adult Protective Services Act, requires that older
adults who lack the capacity to protect themselves shall have
access to and be provided with services necessary to protect
their health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, A partnership exists between the Department of
Aging, the Pennsylvania Association of Area Agencies on Aging,
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district attorneys, county elder abuse task forces and State and
local law enforcement to investigate every allegation of elder
abuse; and
WHEREAS, It is necessary to increase awareness of the
incidents of elder abuse and to educate people about the methods
to report suspected cases of abuse; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate June
15, 2011, as "Elder Abuse Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania and
strive to increase awareness every day about elder abuse and the
resources in place to prevent it from occurring.
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