Subchapter AAA. PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION ON
CORRECTIONS PLANNING
Sec.
5.741. Purpose of the Pennsylvania Commission on Corrections Planning (Commission).
5.742. Membership.
5.743. Powers and duties.
5.744. Relationship to other agencies.
5.745. Expenses.
5.746. Report to Governor and General Assembly.
5.747. Termination date.
Source The provisions of this Subchapter AAA adopted by Executive Order No. 1992-5, dated October 29, 1992, 23 Pa.B. 925, unless otherwise noted.
§ 5.741. Purpose of the Pennsylvania Commission on Corrections Planning (Commission).
The Commission is established to examine issues relating to the delivery of corrections services within a system of cost containment.
§ 5.742. Membership.
(a) The Commission will consist of eleven members appointed by the Governor. Membership will represent various segments of the public, including minority representation and representation from the various regions of this Commonwealth. The Commission membership will include at least one representative from each of the following:
(1) Institutions of higher education.
(2) Large Pennsylvania based corporations.
(3) The small business community.
(4) The financial services industry.
(5) Organized labor.
(b) Members may not be employes of the Commonwealth or other political subdivisions. The Governor will designate one of the members as Chairperson. The Governor will request the Majority and Minority Chairpersons of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees and the Majority and Minority Chairpersons of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees to each recommend one citizen for appointment to the Commission.
§ 5.743. Powers and duties.
The Commission will:
(1) Actively seek information and recommendations from the National, State and local criminal justice experts and agencies, victim services providers, advocates, local government and the public at large.
(2) Study financial costs related to the corrections system, including the following:
(i) Direct and indirect operational costs.
(ii) Construction and financing costs.
(iii) Costs related to treatment of offenders in prison and in alternate programs.
(iv) Costs to victims of violence and of property crimes.
§ 5.744. Relationship to other agencies.
Staff support shall be provided by the Department of Corrections. Commonwealth agencies shall cooperate to the fullest extent with the Commission in fulfilling its mandate under this subchapter.
§ 5.745. Expenses.
Members of the Commission will not be compensated for their services but will be entitled to reimbursement for expenses necessarily incurred in accordance with Commonwealth expense reimbursement policy.
§ 5.746. Report to Governor and General Assembly.
The Commission will submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly containing its recommendations on changes in policy legislation and budgetary requirements which will promote cost-effective correctional policy.
§ 5.747. Termination date.
The Commission will communicate its findings and recommendations to the Governor on or before December 1, 1993, and this subchapter will terminate on that date.
Source The provisions of this § 5.747 amended by Executive Order 1992-5, dated July 20, 1993, 23 Pa.B. 4058; amended by Executive Order No. 1992-5, dated November 2, 1993, 23 Pa.B. 5524. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (182190).
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