THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY TOMLINSON, McILHINNEY, PILEGGI, ALLOWAY, ERICKSON, FOLMER, WAUGH, EARLL, BOSCOLA AND WARD, FEBRUARY 24, 2009

SENATOR EICHELBERGER, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AS AMENDED, DECEMBER 16, 2009   

AN ACT

Amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), entitled,

as amended, "An act relating to counties of the first, third,

fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth classes; amending,

revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating

thereto; relating to imposition of excise taxes by counties,

including authorizing imposition of an excise tax on the

rental of motor vehicles by counties of the first class; and

providing for regional renaissance initiatives," authorizing

the abolition of jury commissioners in certain counties of

the second class A.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 401 of the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.

323, No.130), known as The County Code, is amended by adding a

subsection to read:

Section 401.  Enumeration of Elected Officers.--* * *

(d.1)  The office of jury commissioner may be abolished at

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the option of each county which on the effective date of this

subsection is a county of the second class A having a population

under the 2000 Federal decennial census in excess of 595,000

residents, but less than 625,000 residents, whenever the

governing body of the county adopts, by a majority vote, a

resolution abolishing the office of jury commissioner. Upon

approval of the resolution the office of jury commissioner shall

expire at the completion of the current jury commissioners'

terms of office. The resolution shall not be passed in any year

in which the office of jury commissioners is on the ballot.

(f)  After review of the procedures in effect within the

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county to ensure that lists of potential jurors are a

representative cross section of the community, the governing

body of a county of the second class A having a population under

the 2000 Federal decennial census in excess of 595,000

residents, but less than 625,000 residents, may adopt, by a

majority vote, a resolution abolishing the office of jury

commissioner. Upon approval of the resolution, the office of

jury commissioner shall expire at the completion of the current

jury commissioners' terms of office. The resolution shall not be

passed in any year in which the office of jury commissioner is

on the ballot.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 30 days.