PENNSYLVANIA, June 30 - of Probation and Parole, for board and for annual performance

audit; in other criminal provisions, further providing for

supervisory relationship to offenders; in preliminary

provisions, further providing for definitions; in general

administration, providing for powers of peace officers; in

community corrections centers and community corrections

facilities, further providing for definitions, for

department, for offenders who may be housed, for authority of

Commonwealth employees, for authority of chairman and for

escape and providing for certain offenders residing in group-

based homes and for reporting; in Pennsylvania Board of

Probation and Parole, further providing for definitions, for

operation of parole system generally, for Pennsylvania Parole

Board, for board chairperson, for board action, for meetings

and for offices, repealing provisions relating to district

directors, to district office employees, to disciplinary

action and to certain offenders residing in group-based

homes, further providing for general powers of board and for

specific powers of board involving parolees, repealing

provisions relating to probation services, further providing

for sentencing court to transmit records to board, for

general criteria for parole by court, for right of access to

inmates, for parole power, for violation of terms of parole,

for parole procedure, for victim statements, testimony and

participation in hearing, for general rules and special

regulations and for early parole of inmates subject to

Federal removal order and repealing provisions relating to

definitions, to status as peace officers and to supervisory

relationship to offenders; providing for supervision of

offenders and for agents; in county probation officers'

firearm education and training, further providing for

definitions; in Interstate Compacts, further providing for

Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders

application fee, for deputization and for supervision of

persons paroled by other states; providing for Board of

Pardons; IN PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS RELATING TO RETIREMENT FOR

STATE EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR

DEFINITIONS; conferring powers and imposing duties on the

Department of Corrections; providing for the transfer of

functions, powers and duties of the Pennsylvania Board of

Probation and Parole and for appropriations for the Office of

Victim Advocate; making related repeals; and making editorial

changes.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The definition of "board" in section 2151.1 of

Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to

read:

§ 2151.1. Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter

shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the

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