Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 1405 - Commission membership(a) Legislative members.--(1) The President pro tempore of the Senate, after consultation with the Senate Minority Leader, shall appoint two members of the Senate, one from the majority and one from the minority, to serve on the commission.(2) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, after consultation with the House Minority Leader, shall appoint two members of the House, one from the majority and one from the minority, to serve on the commission.(3) The legislative members of the commission shall serve on the commission for the duration of the terms for which they were elected.(b) Gubernatorial appointments.--(1) The Governor shall appoint five additional members to the commission, no more than three of whom shall be of the same political party, with the advice and consent of a majority of the Senate pursuant to the procedure established in section 207.1, act of April 9, 1929 (P.L. 177, No. 175), known as "The Administrative Code of 1929." (2) The members appointed by the Governor shall be representatives from the general public, one of whom shall be an active or retired member of a public employee pension or retirement plan. The members shall be skilled and knowledgeable in the area of pension or retirement system management.(3) The members of the commission appointed by the Governor shall serve terms of six years, except those members initially selected, one of whom shall serve for two years, one of whom shall serve for three years, one for four years, one for five years and one for six years.(c) Vacancies.--Vacancies in office shall be filled by the appointing authority for the balance of the unexpired term.(d) Organization.--The commission shall meet within 60 days of its establishment for the purpose of organizing and selecting officers who shall be chosen from its membership. Thereafter, the commission shall meet as necessary at the call of the commission chairman, but in no case less than six times per year.(e) Nonlegislative members shall be paid $50 a day for each day spent in transacting commission business not to exceed $3,000 per year. All members shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses in connection with their commission duties.1981, July 9, P.L. 208, No. 66, § 5, imd. effective.