Nancy Guenst voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Appropriates Funding for the State Public Defenders Office
Vote to pass a bill that appropriates funding for the state public defenders office.
Establishes the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, providing for its powers and duties (Sec. 1).
Establishes more specialized advisory committees within the commission and provides for their powers and duties (Sec. 1).
Establishes the Indigent Defense Advisory Committee (Sec. 1).
Specifies that the committee shall be made up of the following individuals (Sec. 1):
The executive director of the Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness, or a designee, who shall serve as an ex-officio and nonvoting member;
The executive director of the Public Defender Association of Pennsylvania or a designee;
The executive director of the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, or a designee, who shall serve as an ex-officio and nonvoting member;
The executive director of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, or a designee, who shall serve as an ex-officio and nonvoting member;
The Commonwealth Victim Advocate, or a designee, who shall serve as an ex-officio and nonvoting member;
The executive director of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, or a designee, who shall serve as an ex-officio and nonvoting member;
The executive director of the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission, or a designee, who shall serve as an ex-officio and nonvoting member;
An individual appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate;
An individual appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;
An individual appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
Members chosen by the rest of legislature, defense attorneys, and appointees by the supreme court (Sec. 1).
Specifies that members of the committee will serve a four year term (Sec. 1).
Specifies that a majority of the committee is considered a quorum and that all actions require a quorum (Sec. 1).
Specifies that this committee will first meet 60 days after the passage of this act (Sec. 1).
Specifies that the members of the committee shall not receive compensation but will be reimbursed for costs incurred in carrying out duties (Sec. 1).
Requires the committee to propose minimum standards for indigent defense services and attorneys providing indigent defense services throughout the state (Sec. 1).
Establishes the Indigent Defense Grant Program (Sec. 1).
Title: Appropriates Funding for the State Public Defenders Office