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PRINTER'S NO. 240
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
260
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY WARD, BROOKS, SABATINA, VULAKOVICH, FARNESE,
YUDICHAK, BREWSTER, RESCHENTHALER, COSTA, MENSCH, RAFFERTY,
HUGHES, STEFANO AND BROWNE, JANUARY 27, 2017
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JANUARY 27, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111),
entitled "An act providing for victims' rights; imposing
penalties; establishing remedies; establishing the Office of
Victim Advocate, the Bureau of Victims' Services, the
Victims' Services Advisory Committee, the State Offender
Supervision Fund and other funds; and making repeals," in
administration, further providing for committee.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 321(b) and (c) of the act of November 24,
1998 (P.L.882, No.111), known as the Crime Victims Act, are
amended to read:
Section 321. Committee.
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(b) Membership.--The committee shall consist of [15] the
following members:
(1) The Secretary of Aging or a designee.
(2) The Secretary of Corrections or a designee.
(3) The Secretary of [Public Welfare] Human Services or
a designee.
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(4) The Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police or
a designee.
(5) The victim advocate.
(6) A district attorney appointed by the Governor.
(7) [Nine individuals appointed by the Governor.
Members under this paragraph must represent direct victims,
Statewide victims' coalitions, prosecution-based
victim/witness programs and other victim service or victim
advocacy organizations, the courts, members of local
government and other victims' organizations or organizations
involved in the coordination or delivery of services to
direct victims. At least one of the Governor's appointees
must be a representative of a victims' services agency
working directly with children.] The following individuals
appointed by the Governor, each of whom shall be or represent
one of the following:
(i) A direct victim of crime representing female
victims.
(ii) A direct victim of crime representing male
victims.
(iii) An area agency on aging.
(iv) The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic
Violence.
(v) The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape.
(vi) The Pennsylvania Chapter of Children's Advocacy
Centers and Multidisciplinary Teams.
(vii) The Pennsylvania Court Appointed Special
Advocates Association.
(viii) A county children and youth agency.
(ix) A prosecution-based victim witness program.
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(x) A victims' service or advocacy organization.
(xi) The courts.
(xii) County government.
(xiii) The executive director of the Juvenile Court
Judges Commission.
(xiv) A children's advocacy center or victims'
services agency working directly with children.
(xv) Local law enforcement.
(xvi) A mental health treatment provider.
(xvii) A victims' services agency working directly
with victims of human trafficking.
(8) Two residents of this Commonwealth appointed by the
chairman of the commission.
(c) Terms.--A member under subsection (b)(1) through (5)
shall serve ex officio. A member under subsection (b)(6) [or
(7)], (7) or (8) shall serve for a four-year term and may be
appointed for no more than one additional consecutive term.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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