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53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2163 (2026)

 Commission members.

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§ 2163.  Commission members.

(a)  Selection.--The commission shall be composed of 20 members as follows:

(1)  The following members shall serve by virtue of their office:

(i)  The Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police who shall serve as chairman of the commission.

(ii)  The Secretary of Community and Economic Development.

(iii)  The Attorney General.

(iv)  The police commissioner of a city of the first class or his designee.

(2)  The following members shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

(i)  A member of the Senate.

(ii)  A member of the House of Representatives.

(3)  The following members shall be appointed by the Governor:

(i)  A borough official, a first class township official, a second class township official and a city official.

(ii)  Four incumbent chiefs of police from the various municipalities of this Commonwealth, at least one to be a chief of a borough police department, at least one to be a chief of a township police department and at least one to be a chief of a city police department.

(iii)  One member of the Pennsylvania Lodge Fraternal Order of Police.

(iv)  One educator qualified in the field of law enforcement.

(v)  One member representing the public at large.

(vi)  Two noncommissioned police officers.

(vii)  A director of one of the certified training schools.

(b)  Terms of office.--All members of the commission appointed by the Governor shall serve for a period of three years. Any member of the commission, immediately upon termination of holding the position by virtue of which the member was eligible for membership or appointed as a member of the commission, shall cease to be a member of the commission.

(c)  Vacancies.--A member appointed to fill a vacancy not created by the expiration of a term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the member whom he is to succeed in the same manner as the original appointment.

(d)  Compensation and expenses.--The members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed the necessary and actual expenses incurred in attending the meetings of the commission and in the performance of their duties under this subchapter.

(e)  Removal from office.--Members of the commission may be removed by the Governor for cause after written notice from the Governor.

(f)  Affiliation.--The designated public member may not at any time have been a police officer or have been affiliated with a police department or training school.

(May 5, 1998, P.L.301, No.50, eff. 60 days; Oct. 24, 2018, P.L.796, No.129, eff. 60 days)

 

2018 Amendment.  Act 129 amended subsec. (a).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2006–2012 · leading case: Salters v. Pennsylvania State Police Mun. Police Officers' Educ. & Training Comm'n, 912 A.2d 347 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2006).
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Salters v. Pennsylvania State Police Mun. Police Officers' Educ. & Training Comm'n, 912 A.2d 347 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2006). “ss township official and a city official; four incumbent chiefs of police from the various municipalities of this Commonwealth, at least one to be a chief of a borough police department, at least one to be a chief of a township police department and at least one to be a chief of…”
Barbour v. Mun. Police Officers' Educ. & Training Comm'n, 52 A.3d 392 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2012). “Section 2163(a) of the Act, as amended, 53 Pa.C.S. § 2163(a). .The term “certification” is defined as ”[t]he assignment of a certification number to a police officer after successful completion of a mandatory basic training course .”
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Barbour v. Mun. Police Officers' Educ. & Training Comm'n, 52 A.3d 392 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2012). “Section 2163(a) of the Act, as amended, 53 Pa.C.S. § 2163(a). .The term “certification” is defined as ”[t]he assignment of a certification number to a police officer after successful completion of a mandatory basic training course .”
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