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HARRISBURG â Pennsylvaniaâs public university system has agreed on a strategy to address racism on its campuses by building a more diverse staff and curriculum after students of color spoke out about feeling unsafe and overlooked.
The 20-member Board of Governors voted April 15 to establish diversity, inclusion, and equity priorities by collecting data on university demographics and establishing resources for change.
âI kept thinking about all the graduates who could have benefited personally and professionally from greater faculty, staff, student, and curriculum diversity,â Denise Pearson, vice-chancellor and chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer, told the board.
Chancellor Daniel Greenstein, who oversees the network of 14 universities known formally as the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, said in a letter to Sen. Art Haywood (D., Philadelphia) the plan will involve the creation of âprecise goals, action steps, and evaluation mea
Inspectors can issue citations and require providers to submit plans of correction, but they can’t fine facilities for violations a tool some in the industry say could weed out bad actors and prevent ongoing harm. The department can also issue provisional licenses a designation indicating a provider failed to meet several state requirements tell a facility to reduce the number of clients it serves, or attempt to permanently revoke a license. But strong disciplinary action is rarely taken, the investigation found. As of early April, the agency had revoked just one treatment provider’s license since 2012. Experts, state officials, clients, and facility employees who spoke to Spotlight PA and KHN raised a number of possible improvements including frequent unannounced inspections to give the department a more accurate view of a treatment facility’s typical practices. The public could also be given easier access to more information about past actions taken against facilit
Pa. can’t fine addiction treatment facilities that break rules, but some lawmakers want to change that
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Rep. Mark Gillen (R., Berks) wants to give the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs the power to fine licensed addiction treatment facilities for violating state rules.
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By Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
HARRISBURG On his drive to and from the state Capitol, state Rep. Mark Gillen often sees a state trooper’s vehicle.
“They usually don’t yell out the window to slow down,” said Gillen, a Berks County Republican. “If you’re going too fast, you’re going to get stopped, and you’re going to get fined, and it changes behavior.”
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