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CHAPTER 92
( SB 122 )
AN ACT relating to judicial proceedings.
WHEREAS, it is the intent of this Commonwealth to promote, strengthen, and encourage family life for the
protection and care of children and to maintain the family unit with an emphasis on the parent-child relationship; and
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth recognizes that parental incarceration is classified as an adverse childhood
experience. Multiple peer-reviewed studies demonstrate that adverse childhood experiences contribute to poor mental
and physical health outcomes for children and increase the likelihood that a child will become involved with the
criminal justice system; and