P.R. Laws tit. 4, § 1435
The Compacting States hereby create the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision. The Interstate Commission is a body corporate and joint agency of the Compacting States. The Interstate Commission has all the responsibilities, powers, and duties set forth in this Compact, including the power to sue and be sued and any additional powers as may be conferred upon it by subsequent action of the respective legislatures of the Compacting States in accordance with the terms of this Compact.
The Interstate Commission consists of Commissioners selected and appointed by the resident members of the State Council for Interstate Supervision of Adult Offenders of each state.
In addition to the Commissioners who are the voting representatives of each state, the Interstate Commission includes individuals who are not Commissioners but who are members of interested organizations. The non-commissioner members include a member of the national organizations of governors, legislators, state chief justices, attorneys general, and crime victims. All non-commissioner members of the Interstate Commission are ex-officio (nonvoting) members. The Interstate Commission may provide in its bylaws for additional ex-officio nonvoting members as it deems necessary.
Each compacting state represented at any meeting of the Interstate Commission is entitled to one vote. A majority of the Compacting States constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, unless a larger quorum is required by the bylaws of the Interstate Commission.
The Interstate Commission shall meet at least once each calendar year. The chairperson may call additional meetings and, upon the request of twenty-seven (27) or more Compacting States, shall call additional meetings. Public notice must be given of all meetings and meetings are open to the public.
The Interstate Commission shall establish an Executive Committee that includes Commission officers, members, and others as determined by the bylaws. The Executive Committee has the power to act on behalf of the Interstate Commission during periods when the Interstate Commission is not in session, with the exception of rulemaking and/or amendment to the Compact. The Executive Committee oversees the day-to-day activities managed by the Executive Director and Interstate Commission staff, administers enforcement and compliance with the provisions of the Compact, and its bylaws and as directed by the Interstate Commission and performs other duties as directed by the Commission or as set forth in the bylaws.
History —Aug. 11, 2004, No. 208, § 1, art. 3.