6353.2 - Responsibilities of county agency.
§ 6353.2. Responsibilities of county agency. (a) Information for the pending complaint file.--Immediately after receiving a report under section 6353.1 (relating to investigation), the county agency shall notify the department of the receipt of the report, which is to be filed in the pending complaint file as provided in section 6331(1) (relating to establishment of pending complaint file, Statewide central register and file of unfounded reports). The oral report shall include the following information: (1) The name and address of the student and the student's parent or guardian. (2) Where the suspected abuse or injury occurred. (3) The age and sex of the student. (4) The nature and extent of the suspected abuse or injury. (5) The name and home address of the school employee alleged to have committed the abuse or injury. (6) The relationship of the student to the school employee alleged to have committed the abuse or injury. (7) The source of the report to the county agency. (8) The actions taken by the county agency, law enforcement officials, parents, guardians, school officials or other persons, including the taking of photographs, medical tests and X-rays. (b) Investigation of reports.--Upon receipt of a report under section 6353.1, the county agency shall commence, within the time frames established in department regulations, an investigation of the nature, extent and cause of any alleged abuse or injury enumerated in the report. The county agency shall coordinate its investigation to the fullest extent possible with law enforcement officials as provided in section 6353.1(b). (c) Completion of investigation.--The investigation by the county agency to determine whether the report is an indicated report for school employee or an unfounded report shall be completed within 60 days. (d) Notice to subject of a report.--Prior to interviewing a subject of the report, the county agency shall orally notify the subject of the report of the existence of the report and the subject's rights under this chapter in regard to amendment or expungement. Within 72 hours following oral notification to the subject, the county agency shall give written notice to the subject. The notice may be reasonably delayed if notification is likely to threaten the safety of the student or the county agency worker, to cause the school employee to abscond or to significantly interfere with the conduct of a criminal investigation. (e) Reliance on factual investigation.--The county agency may rely on a factual investigation of substantially the same allegations by a law enforcement officials to support the agency's finding. This reliance shall not relieve the county agency of its responsibilities relating to the investigation of reports under this subchapter. (f) Notice to the department of the county agency's determination.--As soon as the county agency has completed its investigation, the county agency shall advise the department and law enforcement officials of its determination of the report as an indicated report for school employee or an unfounded report. Supplemental reports shall be made at regular intervals thereafter in a manner and form the department prescribes by regulation to the end that the department is kept fully informed and up-to-date concerning the status of the report. Cross References. Section 6353.2 is referred to in sections 6333, 6334, 6335 of this title.