(a) Notification requirement.--

(1) A group-based home located within a county of the sixth, seventh or eighth class that agrees to provide housing to an individual knowing that the individual has been previously convicted of an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502 (relating to murder) or a substantially similar offense committed in another jurisdiction shall notify the head of the governing body of the municipality and the county in which the group-based home is located that the individual is staying at the group-based home.

(2) The notification required under paragraph (1) shall be sent by certified mail within 48 hours of the individual's arrival at the group-based home and shall include the following information:

(i) Name of the individual, including all known aliases.

(ii) Date of the individual's arrival at the group-based home.

(iii) The individual's expected length of stay at the group-based home.

(iv) Contact information for the group-based home.

(b) Public hearing.--

(1) The governing body of a municipality or county receiving notification from a group-based home provider under subsection (a) may conduct a public hearing concerning the group-based home provider, its site and its operations.

(2) A governing body conducting a public hearing under this subsection shall provide public notice of the hearing via posting on its official Internet website no less than two weeks prior to the hearing. The notice shall provide information regarding the purpose, location and time of the public hearing and a contact number for interested persons to call in order to obtain additional information about the hearing. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit the governing body from providing public notice via any other means.

(3) At a public hearing under this subsection, the group-based home provider shall explain the operation of the group-based home and the governing body conducting the hearing shall permit public questions and comments.

(c) Definition.--The following words and phrases when used in this section shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Group-based home." Any nonprofit or for-profit entity that maintains a facility that provides housing to individuals on probation or parole or other individuals previously convicted of crimes. The term shall not include a correctional institution or a facility maintained by a domestic violence program.

"Official Internet website." The official Internet location designated by a municipality or county as its primary method of electronically communicating with the public about its official business.

(Oct. 27, 2010, P.L.931, No.95, eff. imd.; July 5, 2012, P.L.1050, No.122, eff. July 1, 2013)

2012 Amendment. Act 122 amended subsec. (c).

2010 Amendment. Act 95 added section 6124.

Cross References. Section 6124 is referred to in sections 9799.25, 9799.55 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).