Tuesday, March 18, 2014
North Office Building, Hearing Room 1
Agenda
House Bill 162 (Adoptions and Birth Records)
10 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Senator Bob Mensch, Majority Chairman
Senator LeAnna Washington, Minority Chairman
HB 162
10:10 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Representative Kerry Benninghoff
Prime Sponsor of HB 162
10:20 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Francis J. Viglietta
Director, Social Concerns Department
Pennsylvania Catholic Conference
Teresa McCormac, Esq.
Legal Counsel
Kelly Bolton
Program Director, Catholic Charities Adoption Services and Specialized Foster Care for the Diocese of Harrisburg
10:50 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
Carolyn Hoard
American Adoption Congress
Dr. Mary O’Leary Wiley
Licensed Psychologist and Adoption Researcher
Amanda Transue-Woolston
Adult Adoptee and Social Worker
11:20 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Closing Comments