Gov. Tom Wolf on July 31 issued an executive order to reform state services and systems accessed by Pennsylvania’s “most vulnerable residents” in the wake of reports about abuses, including violence against children at the Glen Mills Schools, a reform school for boys located in Delaware County.

Executive Order 2019-05 establishes an Office of Advocacy and Reform within the governor’s office. The office is led by an executive director, includes a new child-advocate position and integrates the ombudsman for long-term care. According to a Wolf administration statement, it will be steered by a Council on Reform including 25 voting members appointed by Wolf that has been asked to examine protections for vulnerable populations from multiple perspectives.

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