In the wake of the child sex abuse scandal at Penn State, Pennsylvania lawmakers are creating a bipartisan commission to strengthen and create new laws to protect children. The Senate GOP spokesman said that he expects a resolution creating the joint task force to be considered and approved next week.
Meanwhile, Senate Democrats are bringing attention to the various bills that they’ve proposed or will propose to make kids safer. Pennsylvania Senator Judy Schwank (D-Berks County) says that her caucus also wants a thorough review of institutional boards.