THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY SMUCKER, ALLOWAY, EICHELBERGER, FOLMER, ORIE, YAW, BRUBAKER, PILEGGI, VANCE, SOLOBAY, WAUGH, BOSCOLA, EARLL, PICCOLA AND M. WHITE, FEBRUARY 3, 2011

SENATOR EICHELBERGER, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AS AMENDED, APRIL 12, 2011   

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," further

providing for applicability and for the abolishment of the

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office of jury commissioner.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 401 of the act of August 9, 1955

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(P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, is amended by

adding a subsection to read:

Section 1.  Section 102(a) of the act of August 9, 1955

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(P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, amended July 14,

2005 (P.L.312, No.57), is amended to read:

Section 102.  Applicability.--(a)  Except incidentally, as in

sections 108, 201, 210, 211, 401 and 1401 or as provided in

Article XXX, this act does not apply to counties of the first,

second A, or second classes.

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Section 2.  Section 401 of the act is amended by adding a

subsection to read:

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

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

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 or third through eighth

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class 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 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.

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