Testimony

    PPC Testimony

    PPC testimony before House Children and Youth Committee regarding Pennsylvania's definition of child abuse
    May 16, 2013

    PPC testimony before Senate Education Committee regarding Pennsylvania Common Core Standards
    May 15, 2013

    PPC comments submitted to House Children and Youth Committee regarding child abuse definitions, background checks
    March 5, 2013

    PPC testimony before House Children and Youth Committee regarding mandatory abuse reporting
    Feb. 26, 2013

    PPC testimony before House Children and Youth Committee regarding family finding and family conferencing
    September 13, 2012

    Joan Benso's May 2012 testimony before the Task Force on Child Protection regarding a differential response approach to child protection

    Supporting documents for May 2012 testimony before the Task Force on Child Protection:

    Core components of differential response
    Differential response research findings
    CPS – GPS  regulation crosswalk
    Comparison of investigation and assessment pathways in states with differential response
    Map of differential response implementation
    Statewide data profile

    Joan Benso's March 2012 testimony before State Board of Education regarding proposed changes to Chapter 4 (Keystone Exams)
    March 14, 2012 

    Joan Benso testimony before House Education Committee regarding teacher evaluations (HB 1980)
    November 3, 2011

    Joan Benso testimony before the PA Insurance Department - Health Insurance Exchange Stakeholder Forum
    August 23, 2011

    Joan Benso Testimony before House Education Committee (HB 2205)
    May 26, 2010