Section 614.6 - Child Advocacy Center Advisory Committee(a)Establishment.--The Child Advocacy Center Advisory Committee is hereby established within the commission.(b)Composition.--The members of the committee shall consistof no more than 21 members and be appointed by the chairman of the commission and shall include all of the following: (2) The Deputy Secretary of the Office of Children, Youth and Families of the Department of Public Welfare.(3) Representatives from each of the following, who have experience in the multidisciplinary investigation of child abuse and the use and operation of a child advocacy center: (i) Child advocacy centers.(ii) County children and youth service agencies.(iii) Municipal police departments.(iv) The Pennsylvania State Police.(v) District attorneys offices.(vi) Victims' service providers.(vii) Medical and mental health professionals.(c) Term.--Members shall serve for a four-year term, and may be appointed for no more than one additional consecutive term.(d)Conditions of appointment.--The committee and its members shall be subject to the same limitations and conditions imposed upon the commission under section 2(d),(e),(h),(i),(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.(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)Chairman.--The Governor shall appoint a chairman from among the members of the committee who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. A vice chairman shall be designated by the chairman and preside at meetings in the absence of thechairman. The committee shall meet at the call of the chairman, but not less than four times a year.(g)Powers and duties.--The Child Advocacy Advisory Committee shall have the power, and its duty shall be to: (1) Perform those functions related to the direct approval and disbursement of grants to child advocacy centers and multidisciplinary investigative teams under sections 2303-B and 2304-B in an advisory capacity only. The advisory committee shall have the opportunity to review and comment on grant applications.(2) Advise the commission on the definition, development and correlation of programs and projects and the establishment of priorities for child advocacy centers and multidisciplinary investigative teams.(3) Upon request, provide assistance and advice to the commission on any other matters relating to child advocacy centers and multidisciplinary investigative teams.(h) Staff support.--Staff support shall be made available to the committee by the executive director of the commission to adequately perform the duties provided for under this section.Added by P.L. 383 2014 No. 28, § 2, eff. 7/1/2014.