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15 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5731 (2026)

 Executive and other committees of the board.

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§ 5731.  Executive and other committees of the board.

(a)  Establishment and powers.--Unless otherwise restricted in the bylaws:

(1)  The bylaws or the board of directors of a nonprofit corporation may establish one or more committees to consist of one or more directors of the corporation.

(2)  Any committee, to the extent provided in the action of the board of directors or in the bylaws, shall have and may exercise all of the powers and authority of the board of directors, except that a committee shall not have any power or authority as to the following:

(i)  The submission to members of any action or matter, other than the election or removal of directors, requiring approval of members under this subpart or Chapter 3 (relating to entity transactions).

(ii)  The creation or filling of vacancies in the board of directors.

(iii)  The adoption, amendment or repeal of the bylaws.

(iv)  The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the board that by its terms is amendable or repealable only by the board.

(v)  Action on matters committed by the bylaws or an action of the board of directors exclusively to another committee of the board.

(3)  The board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee or for purposes of action in record form by the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member and alternate member or members of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not those present constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another director to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member.

(b)  Term.--Each committee of the board shall serve at the pleasure of the board.

(c)  Status of committee action.--The term "board of directors" or "board," when used in any provision of this subpart relating to the organization or procedures of or the manner of taking action by the board of directors, shall be construed to include and refer to any executive or other committee of the board. Any provision of this subpart relating or referring to action to be taken by the board of directors or the procedure required therefor shall be satisfied by the taking of corresponding action by a committee of the board of directors to the extent authority to take the action has been delegated to the committee under this section.

(Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989; June 22, 2001, P.L.418, No.34, eff. 60 days; July 9, 2013, P.L.476, No.67, eff. 60 days; Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1791, No.122, eff. 60 days)

 

2022 Amendment.  Act 122 amended subsec. (a).

2013 Amendment.  Act 67 added subsec. (c).

Cross References.  Section 5731 is referred to in section 5103 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2004–2007 · leading case: Lee Publications, Inc. v. Dickinson Sch. of Law, 848 A.2d 178 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2004).
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Lee Publications, Inc. v. Dickinson Sch. of Law, 848 A.2d 178 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2004). · cites it 4× “[17] The governing board of PSU is the Board of Trustees.”
Tsucalas v. Holy Xenophone Monastery, 939 A.2d 1008 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2007). “Section 5731(a)(1), as amended, 15 Pa.C.S. § 5731(a)(1), provides that the board of directors may by resolution of a majority establish committees, which may have the authority of the board, except that no such committee shall have power or authority to do enumerated acts…”
— 15 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5731(a) — 1 case
Lee Publications, Inc. v. Dickinson Sch. of Law, 848 A.2d 178 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2004). “[17] The governing board of PSU is the Board of Trustees.”
— 15 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5731(a)(1) — 1 case
Tsucalas v. Holy Xenophone Monastery, 939 A.2d 1008 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2007). “Section 5731(a)(1), as amended, 15 Pa.C.S. § 5731(a)(1), provides that the board of directors may by resolution of a majority establish committees, which may have the authority of the board, except that no such committee shall have power or authority to do enumerated acts…”
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