Section 1190.22 - Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency as an administrative commission in the Governor's Office.(b) Composition.--The commission shall consist of the following members: (1) The Attorney General.(2) A justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania or a judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania(3) The Court Administrator of Pennsylvania.(4) A judge of a court of common pleas (5) Commissioner of State Police.(6) The majority chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.(7) The chairman of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 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) Seven members appointed by the Governor, one representative of local law enforcement agencies, one representative of local correctional facilities, one representative of local elected officials, one district attorney representative, one representative of county sheriffs, one representative of a local victims' service agency and one representative of county commissioners.(10) [Deleted by 2012 Amendment.](11) Secretary of Corrections.(12) The Victim Advocate.(13) Secretary of Public Welfare.(14) Secretary of Education.(15) Secretary of Health.(16) Chairman of the Board of Probation and Parole.(17) Executive Director of the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission.(17.1)Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing.(17.2)Secretary of Drug and Alcohol Programs.(18) Such additional members appointed by the Governor as are necessary to implement programs authorized by State and Federal law.(c) Judicial appointments.--(1)The judge of a court of common pleas shall be appointed by the Chief Justice.(2)The Chief Justice shall appoint a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania or a judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.(3)If the Court Administrator cannot serve, the Chief Justice shall appoint another appropriate judicial administrative officer of the State.(c.1) [Deleted by 2012 Amendment.](d) Term of office. --(1) Members appointed under subsection (b)(9) and (18) 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.(2)The term of the chairman of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Committee shall be concurrent with his service as chairman of that committee.(e) Vacancies.--Should any member cease to be an officer or employee of the agency he is appointed to represent , his membership on the commission shall terminate immediately and a new member shall be appointed in the same manner as his predecessor to fill the unexpired portion of a term. Other vacancies occurring, except those by the expiration of a term, shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.(f) Chairman.--The chairman shall be chosen by the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. A vice chairman shall be designated by the chairman and shall preside at meetings in the absence of the chairman.(g) 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.(h) Termination of appointment.--Three consecutive unexcused absences from regular meetings, except for temporary illness, or failure to attend at least 50% of the regularly called meetings in any calendar year shall be considered cause for termination of appointment.(i) Compensation and expenses.--Members who are not Commonwealth officers or State, county, or municipal employees shall be paid $75 a day for attendance at any official meeting. Reasonable expenses incurred by members shall be allowed and paid upon the presentation of itemized vouchers therefor.(j) Executive director.--An executive director shall be appointed by the Governor after consultation with the members of the commission. The executive director shall be paid such compensation as the Executive Board may determine.(k) Employees. --The executive director may employ such personnel and contract for such consulting services as may be necessary and authorized to carry out the purposes of this act. Staff of the commission, other than the executive director, shall be employed in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the act of August 5, 1941 (P.L. 752, No. 286), known as the "Civil Service Act." (l) [Deleted by 2012 Amendment.](m) Meetings. --All meetings of the commission and of its advisory committees, at which formal action is taken, shall conform to 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings)(n) Records.--The commission and any advisory committee established for the purposes of this act shall provide for public access to all records relating to its functions under this act, except such records as are required to be kept confidential by any provision of State or Federal law.(o) State Criminal Justice Council. --The commission is hereby designated as the State Criminal Justice Council for the purposes of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( Public Law 90-351 ), as amended, and the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( Public Law 93-415 ), as amended. Amended by P.L. 1607 2012 No. 196, § 1.1, eff. 12/24/2012.1978, Nov. 22, P.L. 1166, No. 274, § 2, effective Dec. 31, 1978. As affected 1980, Oct. 5, P.L. 693, No. 142, §325, effective in 60 days. Amended 1981 , Dec. 17, P.L. 429, No. 134, § 1, imd. effective; 1986 , April 30, P.L. 125, No. 38, § 2, effective; 1999, Dec. 15, P.L. 922, No. 60, § 1, imd. effective; 2001, June 22, P.L. 396, No. 30, § 1, effective in 60 days.