Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 6.945 - CompositionThe Commission shall consist of all of the following:
(1)Voting members. Eleven members appointed by the Governor who have either lived experience or professional experience, as listed in subpara-graphs (i)-(xi), chosen at large, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor: (i) A member of the general public who has been significantly impacted by an encounter with law enforcement.(ii) A member from academia.(iii) A member of a municipal law enforcement citizen or community oversight board.(iv) A mental health expert.(v) A member of the Municipal Police Officers- Education and Training Commission or employee of an accredited Act 120 police academy with experience in use of force and internal investigations.(vi) A current or former Chief of Police.(vii) A current or former Public Defender.(viii) A current or former District Attorney.(ix) A current or former member of a police officer labor association.(x) A member of the general public who is not current or former law enforcement.(xi) A member of the general public who is current or former law enforcement.(2)Ex-officio members. Seven non-voting members including all of the following: (i) An appointee from the Office of the Governor.(ii) The General Counsel or designee.(iii) The Commissioner of Pennsylvania State Police or the Commissioner's designee.(iv) The Chief of the Capitol Police or the Chief's designee.(v) The Secretary of Corrections or the Secretary's designee.(vi) The Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources or the Secretary's designee.(vii) The Executive Director of Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency or the Executive Director's designee.(3)Conflicts. No voting Commission member may be, or have been, a party to or representative of any party as named counsel of record in litigation involving any of the covered agencies. Commission members are required to identify any potential conflict, inform the chairperson thereof, and execute an abstention related thereto.(4)Chairperson and vice-chairperson. The Governor shall appoint a chairperson and a vice-chairperson from among the voting members of the Commission, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.(5)Executive director. The executive director of the Commission shall be an employee of OSIG, who is so assigned by the Inspector General.Adopted by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 53, No. 49. December 9, 2023, effective 11/2/2023