PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1202, 1680 PRINTER'S NO. 1869
No. 1048 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY MACKERETH, R. MILLER, ALLEN, ARGALL, BARD, BARLEY,
BENNINGHOFF, BIRMELIN, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CLARK, L. I. COHEN,
DALEY, DeWEESE, FEESE, FLEAGLE, FLICK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN,
GABIG, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARHART, HARPER, HENNESSEY, PERZEL,
HERMAN, JAMES, KENNEY, LYNCH, MAITLAND, MAJOR, MANDERINO,
McNAUGHTON, MUNDY, NAILOR, NICKOL, ORIE, PICKETT, PISTELLA,
RAYMOND, READSHAW, ROSS, SAYLOR, SCHULER, B. SMITH,
S. H. SMITH, STRITTMATTER, STURLA, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR,
THOMAS, TRELLO, TULLI, VANCE, WALKO, WATSON, WILT, WOGAN,
YOUNGBLOOD, MANN, S. MILLER, C. WILLIAMS, DiGIROLAMO, MYERS,
COLAFELLA, COLEMAN AND STETLER, MARCH 19, 2001
AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 7, 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 composition of the Pennsylvania
7 Commission on Crime and Delinquency and for powers and duties
8 of the commission; changing the name of the Juvenile Advisory
9 Committee; providing for the powers and duties of the
10 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Committee; and
11 further providing for the membership of the Juvenile Justice
12 and Delinquency Prevention Committee.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Section 2(b) of the act of November 22, 1978
16 (P.L.1166, No.274), referred to as the Pennsylvania Commission
17 on Crime and Delinquency Law, amended December 15, 1999
18 (P.L.922, No.60), is amended to read:
1 Section 2. Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
2 * * *
3 (b) Composition.--The commission shall consist of the
4 following members:
5 (1) The Attorney General.
6 (2) The Chief Justice of Pennsylvania.
7 (3) The Court Administrator of Pennsylvania.
8 (4) A judge of a court of common pleas.
9 (5) Commissioner of State Police.
10 (6) The chairmen of the House and Senate Majority
11 Appropriations Committees.
12 (7) The chairman of the Juvenile [Advisory] JUSTICE AND <--
13 DELINQUENCY PREVENTION Committee.
14 (8) Four members of the General Assembly, of whom one
15 shall be designated by, and serve at the pleasure of the
16 President pro tempore of the Senate, one by the Minority
17 Leader of the Senate, one by the Speaker of the House of
18 Representatives and one by the Minority Leader of the House
19 of Representatives.
20 (9) [Four] Seven SIX members appointed by the Governor, <--
21 one representative of local law enforcement agencies, one
22 representative of [adult correctional rehabilitative
23 agencies] local correctional facilities, one representative
24 of local elected officials [and], one district attorney
25 representative, one representative of county sheriffs AND one <--
26 representative of a local victims' service agency and one <--
27 representative of county commissioners.
28 (10) Seven private citizens appointed by the Governor,
29 at least two of which serve on the Juvenile [Advisory]
30 Justice and Delinquency Prevention Committee.
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1 (11) Secretary of Corrections.
2 (12) The Victim Advocate.
3 (13) Secretary of Public Welfare.
4 (14) Secretary of Education.
5 (15) Secretary of Health.
6 (16) Chairman of the Board of Probation and Parole.
7 (17) Executive Director of the Juvenile Court Judges'
8 Commission.
9 [(13)] (18) Such additional members appointed by the
10 Governor as are necessary to implement programs authorized by
11 State and Federal law.
12 * * *
13 Section 2. Section 3(7) of the act is amended and the
14 section is amended by adding paragraphs to read:
15 Section 3. Powers and duties of the commission.
16 The commission shall have the power and its duty shall be:
17 * * *
18 (6.1) To define and collaborate with all State agencies
19 on planning and programming related to juvenile delinquency
20 prevention and the REDUCTION AND prevention of violence by <--
21 and against children.
22 (6.2) To design and promote comprehensive research-based
23 initiatives to assist communities and community-based
24 organizations in reducing risk to and promoting the positive
25 development of children and in preventing juvenile
26 delinquency and youth violence.
27 (6.3) To provide support to law enforcement and
28 community partnerships whose mission includes comprehensive,
29 targeted crime prevention efforts and a planning process for
30 the revitalization of high-crime and distressed communities.
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1 (7) To define, develop and [correlate] coordinate
2 programs and projects and establish priorities for crime
3 prevention and for improvement in law enforcement [and],
4 criminal justice[, including] and juvenile justice [and
5 delinquency prevention,] throughout [the] this Commonwealth.
6 * * *
7 Section 3. Sections 6 heading and (a) and 7 of the act,
8 amended or added December 17, 1981 (P.L.429, No.134), are
9 amended to read:
10 Section 6. Juvenile [Advisory] Justice and Delinquency
11 Prevention Committee.
12 (a) Establishment and membership.--There is hereby
13 established the Juvenile [Advisory] Justice and Delinquency
14 Prevention Committee within the commission. The members of the
15 committee shall be appointed by the Governor and shall include
16 representation of units of local government, law enforcement and
17 juvenile justice agency probation personnel, juvenile court
18 judges, the Executive Director of the Juvenile Court Judges'
19 Commission, public and private agencies and organizations
20 concerned with delinquency prevention or treatment and services
21 to delinquency prevention or treatment and services to dependent
22 children, community-based prevention in-treatment programs,
23 organizations concerned with the quality of juvenile justice or
24 that utilize volunteers to work with delinquent or dependent
25 children, businesses employing youth, youth workers involved
26 with alternative youth programs, persons with special experience
27 and competence in addressing the problem of school violence and
28 vandalism and the problem of learning disabilities and
29 representatives of public agencies concerned with special
30 education. Members shall serve for a four-year term, and may be
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1 appointed for no more than one additional consecutive term.
2 * * *
3 Section 7. Powers and duties of the Juvenile [Advisory] Justice
4 and Delinquency Prevention Committee.
5 The Juvenile [Advisory] Justice and Delinquency Prevention
6 Committee shall have the power, and its duty shall be:
7 (1) Serve in an advisory capacity to the commission
8 through the committee's participation in the development of
9 that part of the commission's comprehensive plan relating to
10 juvenile justice and delinquency prevention.
11 (2) Those functions related to the direct approval and
12 disbursement of financial assistance shall be in an advisory
13 capacity only, but the advisory committee shall have the
14 opportunity to review and comment on such applications within
15 30 days after receipt of the application from the commission.
16 (3) To advise the commission on the definition,
17 development and correlation of programs and projects and the
18 establishment of priorities for juvenile justice and
19 delinquency prevention.
20 (4) To develop standards, methods and procedures for
21 evaluating and monitoring services for delinquent and
22 dependent children.
23 (5) Upon request provide whatever assistance and advice
24 to the commission on any other matters relating to juvenile
25 justice and delinquency prevention.
26 (6) Staff support shall be made available to the
27 Juvenile [Advisory] Justice and Delinquency Prevention
28 Committee by the executive director in order to adequately
29 perform the duties provided for in this section.
30 (7) Submit to the Governor and the General Assembly such
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1 reports as may be required by Federal Law.
2 (8) To advise the commission in defining and
3 collaborating with all State agencies on planning and
4 programming related to juvenile delinquency prevention and
5 the REDUCTION AND prevention of violence by and against <--
6 children.
7 (9) To advise and assist the commission in designing and
8 promoting comprehensive research-based initiatives to assist
9 communities and community-based organizations in reducing
10 risk to and promoting the positive development of children
11 and in preventing juvenile delinquency and youth violence.
12 Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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