Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

GENERAL PROVISIONS (TITLE 1)

PART VII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 31. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS

§ 3101. Definitions.
§ 3102. Board established.
§ 3103. Powers and duties.

§ 3101. Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section:

§ 3102. Board established.

(a) Establishment.--The Board of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws is reestablished within the Office of General Counsel.

(b) Composition.--The board shall be composed of nine commissioners, learned in the law:

1. The Governor shall appoint three commissioners.
2. The President pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint one commissioner.
3. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one commissioner.
4. The Minority Leader of the Senate shall appoint one commissioner.
5. The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint one commissioner.
6. The Attorney General shall serve as an ex officio commissioner.
7. The General Counsel shall serve as an ex officio commissioner.

(c) Terms.--

1. A commissioner under subsection (b)(1) shall serve a term of four years, calculated from the date of appointment.
2. A commissioner under subsection (b)(2), (3), (4) or (5) shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.

(d) Officers.--The General Counsel shall serve as chairman of the board.

(e) Quorum.--Five commissioners constitute a quorum.

§ 3103. Powers and duties.

The board has the following powers and duties:

1. To examine subjects it deems necessary.
2. To ascertain the best means to effect an assimilation and uniformity of state legislation throughout the United States on the subjects examined under paragraph (1).
3. To meet with the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, at annual and other sessions, to:
   1. promote uniformity of state legislation in the United States; and
   2. join the conference in measures deemed most expedient to advance the objective of paragraphs (1) and (2).

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