Section 2. Commission; membership.
(a) Establishment of commission.--There is hereby established the Commonwealth Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, hereinafter referred to as the commission, to promote and coordinate activities to commemorate the Bicentennial of the Constitution.
(b) Composition.--The commission shall be composed of 30 members as follows:
(1) Twelve members appointed by the Governor, four of whom shall be appointed from recommendations by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in consultation with the President Judges of the Commonwealth and Superior Courts.
(2) The Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth, or their designees.
(3) The President pro tempore of the Senate, or his designee.
(4) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, or his designee.
(5) The Secretary of the Department of Education, or his designee.
(6) The Chairman of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, or his designee.
(7) The chairmen of the majority and minority Pennsylvania delegations in the United States House of Representatives, or their designees.
(8) The United States Senators of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or their designees.
(9) Four members, not more than two of whom shall be from the same party, appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate.
(10) Four members, not more than two of whom shall be from the same party, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(c) Honorary members.--The President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the United States Senate and the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court shall be invited to serve as distinguished honorary members of the commission.
(d) Membership to be balanced.--Each of the individuals making recommendations to the Governor regarding appointments shall seek to achieve a balanced membership representing, to the maximum extent practicable, the Commonwealth as a whole. The commission members shall be chosen from among individuals who have demonstrated allegiance to civic duty, strong sense of public service, expertise in the learned professions and abilities likely to contribute to the fulfillment of the duties of the commission.
(e) Term of members.--Members of the commission shall be appointed for the life of the commission.
(f) Chairman.--One of the members shall be appointed as chairman by the Governor.
(g) Quorum.--Sixteen members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. Membership attendance shall be made a part of the record of the commission.
(h) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the commission resulting from the death or resignation of a member shall not affect its powers and shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
(i) Members not to be compensated.--Members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for reasonable travel and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.