Pennsylvania Act 1998-152 — SENIOR CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT

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SENIOR CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT
                 Act of Dec. 21, 1998, P.L. 1187, No. 152             Cl. 44
                                  AN ACT

     Establishing the Senior Citizen Advisory Committee; and
        providing for duties of committee.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

     Section 1.  Short title.
        This act shall be known and may be cited as the Senior
     Citizen Advisory Committee Act.
     Section 2.  Definitions.
        The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
     have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
     context clearly indicates otherwise:
        "Commission."  The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
     Delinquency.
        "Committee."  The Senior Citizen Advisory Committee
     established under section 3.
     Section 3.  Senior Citizen Advisory Committee.
        (a)  Establishment and membership.--
            (1)  There is hereby established the Senior Citizen
        Advisory Committee within the Pennsylvania Commission on
        Crime and Delinquency. The members of the committee shall be
        the Attorney General, the Secretary of Aging, the Victim
        Advocate within the Board of Probation and Parole and six
        members appointed by the Governor to include a county
        sheriff, a municipal police chief, at least one
        representative from an organization representing senior
        citizens, a representative of a local victims' services
        organization, representatives of units of local government
        and other organizations, public or private, with experience
        in crime prevention, the delivery of services to victims of
        crime or the elderly. The chairperson of the commission may
        appoint up to four additional members, as necessary, who
        shall serve at the pleasure of the chairperson and who shall
        represent the substantive planning efforts of the commission.
            (2)  Except for the Attorney General, the Secretary of
        Aging, the victim advocate and those members appointed by the
        chairperson of the commission, members shall serve for a
        four-year term and may be appointed for no more than one
        additional consecutive term. The terms of those members who
        serve by virtue of the public office they hold shall be
        concurrent with their service in the office from which they
        derive their membership.
        (b)  Number.--The committee shall consist of not more than 13
     members in accordance with subsection (a).
        (c)  Conditions of appointment.--The committee and its
     members are subject to the same limitations and conditions
     imposed upon the commission as prescribed in section 2(d), (e),
     (h), (m) and (n) of the act of November 22, 1978 (P.L.1166,
     No.274), referred to as the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
     Delinquency Law.
        (d)  Vacancies.--A member appointed by the Governor to fill a
     vacancy created other than by expiration of term shall be
     appointed for the unexpired term of the member whom that person
     is to succeed in the same manner as the original appointment.
        (e)  Quorum.--A majority of the members shall constitute a
     quorum, and a vote of the majority of the members present shall
     be sufficient for all actions.
        (f)  Chairperson.--The Attorney General shall serve as
     chairperson of the committee. A member of the committee shall be
     designated by the chairperson of the commission as vice
     chairperson and shall preside at meetings in the absence of the
     chairperson. The term of the vice chairperson shall be
     concurrent with that member's service on the committee.
        (g)  Meetings.--The committee shall meet at the call of the
     chairperson, but not less than two times per year.
        (h)  Designees.--The Attorney General, the Secretary of Aging
     and the victim advocate may be represented on the committee by
     designees.
        (i)  Reimbursement.--Members of the committee shall serve
     without compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary and
     reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the
     committee and in the performance of their duties under this act.
     Section 4.  Duties of the Senior Citizen Advisory Committee.
        The committee shall perform the following duties:
            (1)  Serve in an advisory capacity to the commission in
        the development and implementation of that part of the
        commission's plan relating to preventing crime against senior
        citizens and to providing services to elderly victims of
        crime.
            (2)  Coordinate with the commission's committees or task
        forces in the definition, development and correlation of
        programs and projects and in the establishment of priorities
        for preventing crime against senior citizens and for
        providing services to elderly victims of crime.
            (3)  Advise the commission in the collection of relevant
        statistical data and research as it relates to crimes against
        senior citizens.
            (4)  Advise the commission relative to the evaluation of
        the relationship between crimes against senior citizens and
        other problems confronting senior citizens and make
        recommendations for effective policy response.
            (5)  Upon request, provide assistance and advice to the
        commission on any other matters relating to the prevention of
        crime against senior citizens and to the provision of
        services to elderly victims of crime.
     Section 5.  Staffing.
        Staff support shall be made available to the committee by the
     executive director of the commission in order to adequately
     perform the duties provided for under this act.
     Section 6.  Effective date.
        This act shall take effect in 60 days.