May. 14, 2019 /
![Boback, Toohil Push for Passage of Foster Care Legislation]()
HARRISBURG – The challenges faced by young people as they age out of foster care was the focus of an informational hearing conducted by the House Children and Youth Committee today. Rep. Karen Boback (R-Luzerne/Lackawanna/Wyoming), who chairs the committee, and Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne), who serves as committee vice chair, also held a news conference with stakeholders to discuss legislation that would make improvements to Pennsylvania’s foster care system.
May. 13, 2019 /
![Boback, Toohil to Discuss Foster Care Legislation at Capitol News Conference]()
WHAT: House Children and Youth Committee Chairman Karen Boback (R-Luzerne/Lackawanna/Wyoming) and Vice Chairman Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) will host a news conference to discuss legislation that would improve Pennsylvania’s foster care system. Boback’s measure, House Bill 856, would reinstate the extension of permanent legal custodian and adoption assistance subsidies. Toohil’s proposal, House Bill 1326, would create a program to help foster care youth with obtaining driver’s education, training and costs associated with maintaining an auto insurance policy. House Bill 1276, sponsored by Rep. Dave Hickernell (R-Lancaster/Dauphin), would create a program to assist foster care youth with the challenges of accessing higher educational opportunities.
May. 09, 2019 /
![Boback’s Child Protection Bill on the Verge of Becoming Law]()
HARRISBURG - The state Senate has unanimously passed legislation authored by state Rep. Karen Boback (R-Luzerne/Lackawanna/Wyoming) that would provide civil immunity for damages resulting from forcibly entering a motor vehicle to rescue an individual. House Bill 279 awaits Gov. Tom Wolf’s signature into law.
May. 06, 2019 /
![Local Schools Receive Safety Grants, Says Boback]()
TUNKHANNOCK – Three school districts represented by majority chairman of the House Children and Youth Committee, state Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), are among 234 districts statewide to be receiving school safety grants.
May. 03, 2019 /
![Local Legislators Welcome Dallas Student Council]()
HARRISBURG – On Tuesday, April 30, representatives from the Dallas High School Student Council and their chaperones were welcomed to the state Capitol in Harrisburg by members of the General Assembly in whose district all or part of the Dallas School District sits.
Apr. 23, 2019 /
![Boback Announces May Outreach Hours]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today announced her outreach events and satellite hours for the month of May. Representatives from several different organizations will offer assistance throughout the month at her district offices.
Apr. 23, 2019 /
![Boback, Toohil Chosen to Serve on Board of State Children’s Fund]()
HARRISBURG - State Reps. Karen Boback (R-Luzerne/Lackawanna/Wyoming) and Tara Toohil (R-Luzerne) have been appointed to serve on the board of directors for the Children’s Trust Fund (CTF), a group dedicated to supporting innovative and creative community-based child abuse and neglect prevention programs.
Apr. 17, 2019 /
![Boback Child Safety Legislation Advances to State Senate]()
HARRISBURG – State Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) is hoping the “third time’s a charm” when it comes to her legislation that would provide civil immunity for damages that result from entry into a motor vehicle for the purpose of rescuing an individual.
Apr. 09, 2019 /
![Kauffman, Boback Call on Inspector General to Investigate DHS Handling of Grace Packer Case]()
HARRISBURG – At the start of a Judiciary Committee meeting this week that focused on legislation to support child sexual assault victims, Chairman Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin) announced that he and Rep. Karen Boback (R-Wyoming/Luzerne/Lackawanna), chairman of the House Children and Youth Committee, had sent a letter to Pennsylvania Inspector General Bruce Beemer asking him to investigate the handling of the case of Grace Packer by the Department of Human Services.
Apr. 09, 2019 /
![House Committee to Consider Child Abuse Legislation]()
WHAT: The House Children and Youth Committee, chaired by state Rep. Karen Boback (R-Luzerne/Lackawanna/Wyoming), will vote on two pieces of legislation dealing with different aspects of child abuse:
Mar. 26, 2019 /
![Boback Announces Grants to Benefit Wyoming County Residents]()
TUNKHANNOCK – Residents of Factoryville Borough and Tunkhannock Township stand to benefit from two Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) grants that have been awarded to the municipalities, according to state Rep. Karen Boback (R-Wyoming/Luzerne/Lackawanna).
Mar. 26, 2019 /
![Boback Bill Guarantees Lead-Free Drinking Water in PA Schools]()
HARRISBURG – With a reminder that pure water is a constitutional right, state Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today introduced House Bill 930, legislation that would require public and non-public schools to test all outlets used for cooking and drinking annually for the presence of lead, and to ensure that said water is safe to consume.
Mar. 25, 2019 /
![Boback Legislation Requires Schools to Test Water for Lead Contamination]()
WHAT: Legislation that would require all schools in Pennsylvania to ensure their water is free of lead contamination will be discussed by state Rep. Karen Boback (R-Luzerne/Lackawanna/Wyoming), author of the bill and chairman of the House Children and Youth Committee.
Mar. 21, 2019 /
![Victims’ Rights Organization Recognizes Boback]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Luzerne/Lackawanna/Wyoming) is a recipient of the Guardian of Victims’ Rights Award from the Marsy’s Law for Pennsylvania organization for her support of equal rights for crime victims through assurance of ensuring constitutional protections.
Mar. 19, 2019 /
![Boback Names Luzerne County Colleague to Committee Leadership Post]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Tarah Toohil (R-Luzerne) has been appointed by House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) to serve on the newly created House Government Oversight Committee for the 2019-20 Legislative Session.
Mar. 14, 2019 /
![Boback Event to Raise Awareness of Destructive Insect]()
TUNKHANNOCK – An awareness seminar focusing on the spotted lanternfly is being hosted by state Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) this Thursday, March 21, at 6 p.m. at the Triton Hose Company, 116 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock.
Mar. 14, 2019 /
![Boback Announces April Outreach Hours]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today announced her outreach events and satellite hours for the month of April. Representatives from several different organizations will offer assistance at her district offices throughout the month.
Mar. 14, 2019 /
![Boback Event to Raise Awareness of Destructive Insect]()
TUNKHANNOCK – An awareness seminar focusing on the spotted lanternfly is being hosted by state Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) this Thursday, March 21, at 6 p.m. at the Triton Hose Company, 116 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock.
Mar. 14, 2019 /
![Boback Announces April Outreach Hours]()
HARRISBURG – Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today announced her outreach events and satellite hours for the month of April. Representatives from several different organizations will offer assistance at her district offices throughout the month.
Mar. 13, 2019 /
![House Committee Advances Boback Vehicle Entry Bill]()
HARRISBURG – The House Judiciary Committee has unanimously passed legislation authored by state Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) that would provide civil immunity for damages resulting from forcibly entering a motor vehicle to rescue an individual.