PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 360 PRINTER'S NO. 1075
No. 343 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY BIRMELIN, ARMSTRONG, BEBKO-JONES, CALTAGIRONE, CAWLEY, CLARK, M. COHEN, CURRY, DALEY, DeWEESE, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GORDNER, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, JOSEPHS, LAUGHLIN, LEH, LYNCH, MANDERINO, MARSICO, McCALL, METCALFE, MICHLOVIC, MUNDY, ORIE, ROHRER, SATHER, SCRIMENTI, SHANER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STEELMAN, STURLA, E. Z. TAYLOR, WALKO, C. WILLIAMS, WOJNAROSKI, YEWCIC, BISHOP, JAMES, BROWNE AND WASHINGTON, JANUARY 31, 2001
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 13, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of November 22, 1978 (P.L.1166, No.274),
2 entitled "An act establishing the Pennsylvania Commission on
3 Crime and Delinquency, providing for its powers and duties
4 establishing several advisory committees within the
5 commission and providing for their powers and duties,"
6 further providing for powers and duties of the commission.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 3 of the act of November 22, 1978
10 (P.L.1166, No.274), referred to as the Pennsylvania Commission
11 on Crime and Delinquency Law, is amended by adding a paragraph
12 to read:
13 Section 3. Powers and duties of the commission.
14 The commission shall have the power and its duty shall be:
15 * * *
16 (17) To prepare and present upon the request of any <--
1 member of the General Assembly THE CHAIRMAN OF THE <-- 2 APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE a prison population impact analysis of 3 any bill introduced in the General Assembly that would have 4 an impact on prison or correction systems, as well as on 5 State and local probation and parole populations and 6 programs. The analysis shall be factual and, if possible, 7 provide a reliable estimate of the prison population impact 8 of the bill and shall be completed and presented to the 9 member COMMITTEE requesting the analysis and to the Governor <-- 10 within 45 days of the initial request. The commission shall 11 prepare the analysis in consultation with the Department of 12 Corrections, the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole 13 and the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, as 14 appropriate. A request for a prison population impact 15 analysis shall have no effect whatsoever upon the method, 16 manner or ability of the General Assembly to consider any 17 bill. 18 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. L14L44DMS/20010H0343B1075 - 2 -