Quarterly Meeting Requirements

 

Commission Meeting Statutes
Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure  
Part II. Organization
Subpart B. Other Structural Provisions
Chapter 21. Judicial Boards and Commissions
Subchapter F. Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing
§ 2152. Composition of commission
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(d) Meetings and quorum.--
(1) The commission shall meet at least four times a year and not less than semiannually to establish its general policies and rules.
(2) The commission shall be deemed an "agency" within the meaning of and shall be subject to the provisions of the act of July 19, 1974 (P.L. 486, No. 175), referred to as the Public Agency Open Meeting Law.
(3) Seven commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of adopting proposed initial and initial and subsequent guidelines. A majority of commissioners shall constitute a quorum for all other purposes.
(4) Minutes of meetings shall be kept by the executive director and filed at the executive office of the commission.

(e) Records of action.--Except as otherwise provided by statute, the commission shall maintain and make available for public inspection a record of the final vote of each member on any action taken by it.

(f) Expenses.--Each commissioner shall be entitled to reimbursement for his accountable expenses incurred while engaged in the business of the commission.