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(a) State council.--Consistent with Article IV of the Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders, there is hereby established the State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision. The council shall consist of nine members, seven of whom shall be appointed by the Governor. At least two members shall be judges of courts of record of this Commonwealth, and at least one shall be a county chief probation officer, a representative from the executive branch of government, a representative of victims groups and the compact administrator. The President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each appoint a member of the General Assembly to serve as a member of the council. The term of a member of the council hereafter appointed, except to fill a vacancy, shall be for four years and until a successor has been appointed, but in no event more than 90 days beyond the expiration of the appointed term. The term of a member of the council who is appointed by virtue of serving as a member of the General Assembly, as a judge or as a county chief probation officer shall continue only as long as the individual remains in that office. A vacancy occurring in an office of a member of the council by expiration of term or for any other reason shall be filled by the appointing authority for the remainder of the term.
(b) Appointment of administrator.--The compact administrator shall be appointed by the Governor and shall serve as a member of the State Council for the Supervision of Adult Offenders and shall serve on the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision established pursuant to the Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders.
(c) Compensation and expenses of administrator.--The compact administrator who represents this State, as provided for in Article IV of the Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders, shall not be entitled to any additional compensation for his duties and responsibilities as compact administrator but shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses actually incurred in connection with his duties and responsibilities as compact administrator in the same manner as for expenses incurred in connection with other duties and responsibilities of his office or employment.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 61 Pa.C.S.A. Prisons and Parole § 7114. State council and compact administrator - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-61-pacsa-prisons-and-parole/pa-csa-sect-61-7114/
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