SENATE AMENDED

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY DERMODY, REICHLEY, BELFANTI, BEYER, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CREIGHTON, DeLUCA, JOSEPHS, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, MAHONEY, MANN, MURT, PRESTON, READSHAW, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, J. TAYLOR, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WHEATLEY AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 31, 2009

SENATOR GREENLEAF, JUDICIARY, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED,DECEMBER 15, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of November 22, 1978 (P.L.1166, No.274),

entitled "An act establishing the Pennsylvania Commission on

Crime and Delinquency, providing for its powers and duties

establishing several advisory committees within the

commission and providing for their powers and duties,"

further providing for the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime

and Delinquency.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 2(b) of the act of November 22, 1978

(P.L.1166, No.274), referred to as the Pennsylvania Commission

on Crime and Delinquency Law, amended June 22, 2001 (P.L.396,

No.30), is amended and the section is amended by adding a

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subsection to read:

Section 2.  Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

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(b)  Composition.--The commission shall consist of the

following members:

(1)  The Attorney General.

(2)  The Chief Justice of Pennsylvania.

(3)  The Court Administrator of Pennsylvania.

(4)  A judge of a court of common pleas.

(5)  Commissioner of State Police.

(6)  The chairmen of the House and Senate Majority

Appropriations Committees.

(7)  The chairman of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention Committee.

(8)  Four members of the General Assembly, of whom one

shall be designated by, and serve at the pleasure of the

President pro tempore of the Senate, one by the Minority

Leader of the Senate, one by the Speaker of the House of

Representatives and one by the Minority Leader of the House

of Representatives.

(9)  Seven members appointed by the Governor, one

representative of local law enforcement agencies, one

representative of local correctional facilities, one

representative of local elected officials, one district

attorney representative, one representative of county

sheriffs, one representative of a local victims' service

agency and one representative of county commissioners.

(10)  Seven private citizens appointed by the Governor,

at least two of which serve on the Juvenile Justice and

Delinquency Prevention Committee.

(11)  Secretary of Corrections.

(12)  The Victim Advocate.

(13)  Secretary of Public Welfare.

(14)  Secretary of Education.

(15)  Secretary of Health.

(16)  Chairman of the Board of Probation and Parole.

(17)  Executive Director of the Juvenile Court Judges'

Commission.

(18)  Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Commission

on Sentencing.

[(18)] (19)  Such additional members appointed by the

Governor as are necessary to implement programs authorized by

State and Federal law.

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(h.1)  Delegates.--A member of the General Assembly who is a

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member of the commission may delegate an employee of the

Commonwealth to represent the member at meetings of the

commission. A delegate may lawfully vote and otherwise act on

behalf of the member. The delegation must be in writing and

delivered to the chairman and shall continue in effect until

revoked or amended in writing.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.