PRINTER'S NO. 3574
No. 655 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY MAITLAND, BALDWIN, DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO,
GINGRICH, McCALL, PALLONE, READSHAW, SCAVELLO, SOLOBAY AND
TIGUE, MARCH 26, 2004
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 26, 2004
A RESOLUTION
1 Expressing opposition to amendments of March 12, 2004, to the
2 Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision.
3 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a member state
4 of the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision and its
5 governing body, the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender
6 Supervision; and
7 WHEREAS, It is the purpose of the compact to provide the
8 framework for the promotion of public safety and protect the
9 rights of victims through the control and regulation of the
10 interstate movement of offenders in the community; to provide
11 for the effective tracking, supervision and rehabilitation of
12 these offenders by the sending and receiving states; and to
13 equitably distribute the costs, benefits and obligations of the
14 compact among the compacting states pursuant to the terms of the
15 compact, its bylaws and its rules as promulgated by the compact
16 commission; and
17 WHEREAS, The mission and policy of the Pennsylvania Board of
1 Probation and Parole is to first and foremost seek to protect
2 the safety of the public while addressing input by crime victims
3 and assisting in the fair administration of justice by ensuring
4 the custody, control and treatment of paroled offenders; and
5 WHEREAS, The rules as promulgated by the compact commission
6 have the force and effect of law in the Commonwealth of
7 Pennsylvania; and
8 WHEREAS, The Interstate Commission for Adult Offender
9 Supervision convened a meeting of all Interstate Commissioners
10 on March 12, 2004, and amendments to the rules were passed; and
11 WHEREAS, The amendments to the rules permit certain
12 misdemeanant offenders to travel to and relocate within the
13 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania outside the terms of the compact,
14 meaning that these offenders will not be subject to supervision
15 by Pennsylvania law enforcement; and
16 WHEREAS, The House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
17 Pennsylvania has great concern for the safety of Pennsylvania's
18 citizenry as a result of the amendments; therefore be it
19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
20 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
21 (1) Protest the restricted forum by which the Interstate
22 Commission for Adult Offender Supervision passed amendments
23 on March 12, 2004.
24 (2) Strongly oppose the amendments which were passed by
25 the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision on
26 March 12, 2004.
27 (3) Fully support the course of action that
28 Pennsylvania's State Council for the Interstate Compact for
29 Adult Offender Supervision intends to pursue, namely seeking
30 judicial review of the amendments promulgated by the
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1 Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision;
2 and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
4 the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision, c/o
5 Council of State Governments, 2760 Research Park Drive, P.O. Box
6 11910, Lexington, KY 40578.
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