Section 202. Agency Membership.--The members of the agency shall be the Secretary of Community Affairs, the State Treasurer, the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Banking, and the respective successors in office of each of them, one member appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, one member appointed by the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and six additional members whom the Governor shall appoint. One of the members of the agency appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate shall be a representative of a community-based nonprofit group which assists low-income and moderate-income individuals in housing matters. Annually at the first meeting held during the calendar year, the members shall elect one of the members to serve as chairperson. The members initially appointed shall serve for terms of one, two, three, four, five and six years, respectively, the particular term of each to be designated by the Governor at the time of appointment. The terms of all their successors shall be six years each, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired term. Every member's term shall extend until his successor is appointed and qualified. Any appointment made by the Governor of a member of the agency made hereafter shall be subject to the advice and consent of a majority of all the members of the Senate. Any appointed member of the agency shall be eligible for reappointment. The members of the agency shall not receive compensation for their services as members, but shall receive reimbursement for all necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their duties as members. A member who fails to attend meetings for three consecutive months shall forfeit his seat unless the chairperson of the agency, upon written request from the member, finds that the member should be excused from a meeting because of illness or the death of an immediate family member. Members appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall not be, themselves, current members of the General Assembly and shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
(202 amended Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1652, No.182)
Compiler's Note: The Secretary of Public Welfare, referred to in this section, was redesignated as the Secretary of Human Services by Act 132 of 2014.
Compiler's Note: Section 903(a) of Act 58 of 1996, which created the Department of Community and Economic Development and abolished the Department of Community Affairs, provided that, in place of the membership of the Secretary of Community Affairs on the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency under this section, the Secretary of Public Welfare shall serve on that agency. Section 903(b) of Act 58 of 1996 provided that the Secretary of Community and Economic Development shall continue to be a member of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, and, on and after the effective date of Act 58, the Secretary of Banking shall serve as chairperson of that agency.