PRINTER'S NO. 624
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
562
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BLAKE, K. WARD, BREWSTER, SANTARSIERO, ARGALL,
COSTA, BOSCOLA, REGAN, ALLOWAY AND HAYWOOD, APRIL 18, 2019
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, APRIL 18, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in county correctional institutions,
further providing for establishment of board of inspectors.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1731(a)(2) of Title 61 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the subsection
is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
ยง 1731. Establishment.
(a) General rule.--
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(2) The following persons shall be members of the board:
(i) The president judge of the court of common pleas
or a judge designated by him.
[(ii) The district attorney.]
(iii) The sheriff.
(iv) The controller.
(v) The county commissioners.
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(2.1) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1),
the district attorney in a county of the third, fourth or
fifth class shall have the option of being a member of the
board.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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