Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part XIV - Professional Standards and Practices Commission › Chapter 233 - BYLAWS-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 233.107 - Meetings of the Commission

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				Under the act, meetings will be held at least five times per year at the call
				of the Chairperson or upon request in writing of a majority of the seated
				members of the Commission. A majority of the Commission members then seated
				constitutes a quorum, and a majority of a quorum has authority to act upon any
				matter properly before the Commission unless otherwise specified in the act.
				Meetings of the Commission will be open to the public in accordance with 65
				Pa.C.S. Chapter 7 (relating to Sunshine Act), when applicable.
(b) The Commission will conduct its meetings
				in accordance with the act and 2 Pa.C.S. (relating to administrative law and
				procedure), when applicable. If an inconsistency arises, the provisions of the
				act are controlling. The Commission will enter as a matter of record the
				minutes of each meeting, every vote taken by the Commission and every official
				act of the Commission.
(c) The
				annual reorganization meeting will take place during the first meeting after
				the Governor appoints the Chairperson. At that meeting, a Vice Chairperson will
				be appointed by the Chairperson with the consent of the Commission.
(d) Notification of Commission meetings will
				be mailed to the commissioners at least 2 weeks in advance. An agenda and
				supportive data will be included with written notification.
(e) Upon the written request of a majority of
				the Commissioners, the Chairperson will call a special meeting within 5 days of
				the receipt of the request. Commissioners will be notified by phone and
				provided with the date, time, place and agenda. Written notification will
				follow.
(f) Meetings of the
				Commission are ordinarily held at the Department's Harrisburg offices. Meetings
				may be called at other locations to accommodate larger public groups or for
				other specific purposes.
(g) A roll
				call vote of the Commissioners present at a meeting is required for actions
				taken on recommendations to the State Board, for statements of policy and for
				actions taken in fulfillment of the duties of the Commission as prescribed by
				law. A voice vote is sufficient for all other matters unless a roll call vote
				is requested by two or more Commissioners. Unless otherwise required by law, a
				majority of those present and voting is sufficient for a motion to
				pass.
(h) Proxy voting will be
				permitted only if the following conditions are met:
(1) The Chairperson announces an intention to
				permit proxy voting and a majority of those Commissioners present do not
				object.
(2) The proxy vote applies
				only to questions that appear clearly on the meeting agenda or to motions that
				have been presented for consideration during the meeting.
(3) The Commissioner is present at the
				meeting but is required to leave prior to a vote.
(4) The Commissioner requests permission to
				vote by proxy.
(5) The Commissioner
				presents a proxy in writing to the Chairperson indicating how the vote is to be
				cast.
(6) Proxy voting will not be
				permitted in matters of discipline and reinstatement.