Section 454. Public Service Institute Board.--The Public Service Institute Board for the in-service training of State and local officials shall consist of twelve members and the Superintendent of Public Instruction, ex officio. The appointed members of the board shall include representatives of State and local government, and of institutions of higher education, which offer training in the field of public administration. Seven members of the board shall constitute a quorum, and no action of the board shall be valid unless it shall have the concurrence of at least seven members.
The members of the board shall be appointed for terms of four years each from the respective dates of their appointments.
Members of the board shall not receive any compensation, but shall be reimbursed for all travelling and hotel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, which shall not exceed the sum of ten dollars ($10), per diem, and mileage.
The board shall elect from their number a chairman, and, with the approval of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall elect an administrative officer, who shall also act as secretary to the board and whose compensation shall be fixed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(454 added May 13, 1947, P.L.211, No.94)
Compiler's Note: The repeal of this section by the act of Feb. 1, 1966, 1965 P.L.1849, No.582, has been held unconstitutional by opinion of the Attorney General as not included within the title of the repealing act.
Compiler's Note: Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1973 transferred the powers and duties of the Public Service Institute Board to the Department of Community Affairs.