(a) Designation by Governor.--The Governor shall, from time to time, as the occasion may arise, designate one of the members of the board to be its chairperson who shall:
(1) Direct the operations, management and administration of the board and fulfill the functions established by this chapter.
(2) (Deleted by amendment).
(3) Preside at all meetings of the board.
(4) Perform all the duties and functions of chairperson, including organizing, staffing, controlling, directing and administering the work of the board.
(5) Administer the proceedings of the board to ensure efficient and timely procedures for parole board decisions, discharges and recommitments.
(b) Alternate chairperson.--The board may designate one of its members to act as alternate chairperson during the absence or incapacity of the chairperson, and, when so acting, the member so designated shall have and perform all the powers and duties of chairperson of the board but shall not receive any additional compensation for acting as chairperson.
(June 30, 2021, P.L.260, No.59, eff. imd.)
Special Provisions in Appendix. See section 10 of Act 33 of 2009 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to applicability.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 61 - Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole
Section 6102 - Operation of parole system generally
Section 6111 - Pennsylvania Parole Board
Section 6112 - Board chairperson
Section 6114 - Salaries of board members
Section 6115 - Incompatible offices and removal
Section 6119 - District directors (Repealed)
Section 6120 - District office employees (Repealed)
Section 6121 - Disciplinary action (Repealed)
Section 6122 - Political activities
Section 6123 - Advisory committee (Repealed)
Section 6124 - Certain offenders residing in group-based homes (Repealed)
Section 6131 - General powers of board
Section 6132 - Specific powers of board involving offenders
Section 6133 - Probation services (Repealed)
Section 6134 - Sentencing court recommendation
Section 6134.1 - General criteria for parole by court
Section 6135 - Investigation of circumstances of offense
Section 6136 - Right of access to offenders
Section 6137.1 - Short sentence parole
Section 6137.2 - Reentry supervision
Section 6138 - Violation of terms of parole
Section 6139 - Parole procedure
Section 6140 - Victim statements, testimony and participation in hearing
Section 6141 - General rules and special regulations
Section 6142 - Investigations for the Board of Pardons
Section 6143 - Early parole of offenders subject to Federal removal order
Section 6161 - Parolee Homicide Review Team
Section 6163 - Confidentiality
Section 6171 - Powers and duties of department
Section 6171.1 - District offices
Section 6171.2 - District directors
Section 6171.3 - District office employees
Section 6172 - Probation services
Section 6173 - Investigation of circumstances of offense
Section 6174 - Right of access to offenders
Section 6175 - Investigations for the Board of Pardons