Pennsylvania Act 1999-60 — PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION ON CRIME AND DELINQUENCY LAW - AMEND

Act text

Session of 1999

No. 1999-60

SB 179

AN ACT

Amending the act of November 22, 1978 (P.L.1166, No.274), entitled "An act establishing the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, providing for its powers and duties establishing several advisory committees within the commission and providing for their powers and duties," further providing for composition of the commission and for the updating of the commission's comprehensive juvenile justice plan.

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

Section 1. Sections 2(b) and 3(1) of the act of November 22, 1978 (P.L.1166, No.274), referred to as the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Law, amended April 30, 1986 (P.L.125, No.38), are amended to read:

Section 2. Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

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(b) Composition.--The commission shall consist of the following members:

(1) The Attorney General.

(2) The Chief Justice of Pennsylvania.

(3) The Court Administrator of Pennsylvania.

(4) A judge of a court of common pleas.

(5) Commissioner of State Police.

(6) The chairmen of the House and Senate Majority Appropriations Committees.

(7) The chairman of the Juvenile Advisory Committee.

(8) Four members of the General Assembly, of whom one shall be designated by, and serve at the pleasure of the President pro tempore of the Senate, one by the Minority Leader of the Senate, one by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.

(9) Four members appointed by the Governor, one representative of local law enforcement agencies, one representative of adult correctional rehabilitative agencies, one representative of local elected officials and one district attorney representative.

(10) Seven private citizens appointed by the Governor, at least two of which serve on the Juvenile Advisory Committee.

(11) Secretary of Corrections.

(12) The Victim Advocate.

[(12)] (13) Such additional members appointed by the Governor as are necessary to implement programs authorized by State and Federal law.

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Section 3. Powers and duties of the commission.

The commission shall have the power and its duty shall be:

(1) To prepare and [periodically] at least once every two years update a comprehensive juvenile justice plan on behalf of the Commonwealth based on an analysis of the Commonwealth's needs and problems, including juvenile delinquency prevention.

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Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

APPROVED--The 15th day of December, A. D. 1999.

THOMAS J. RIDGE