(a) Duty of board.--To qualify for funding under this chapter, a board must develop a county intermediate punishment program plan to be submitted to the commission.
(b) Joint judicial districts.--Where two counties comprise a joint judicial district, the counties may jointly submit a plan which shall require the concurrence of a majority of members from the boards of each county. The president judge of the judicial district shall chair the meetings of both boards for actions necessary pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Counties with no board.--If a county of the sixth, seventh or eighth class does not have a prison board, the county shall establish an intermediate punishment board for the purpose of complying with the requirements of this chapter. The intermediate punishment board shall consist of the president judge of the court of common pleas or his designee, the district attorney, the sheriff, the controller and the county commissioners.
(d) Powers and duties.--A board has the following powers and duties:
(1) To assess available countywide correctional services and future needs.
(2) To work with the county office of probation and parole in developing the county intermediate punishment plan.
(3) To adopt a county intermediate punishment plan, including program polices for administration.
(4) To make recommendations to the board of county commissioners, or chief executive officer in counties of the first class, on contracts with private providers or nonprofit agencies for the provision of intermediate punishment programs.
(5) To monitor the effectiveness of county correctional services and identify needed modifications.
(6) To make recommendations to the board of county commissioners, or chief executive officer in counties of the first class, regarding the purchase, lease or transfer of lands, buildings and equipment necessary to carry out the intermediate punishment plan.
(7) To designate the appropriate county office to maintain a case record for each individual admitted to a county intermediate punishment program within the county.
(8) To make an annual report on the program to the governing body of the county, the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing and the commission.
(9) To develop the county intermediate punishment plan under section 9806 (relating to county intermediate punishment plan).
(e) Advice to board.--
(1) When developing the county intermediate punishment plan, the board shall consult with county criminal justice and related human service providers as well as the public.
(2) At a minimum, the following shall be consulted for the purpose of developing the plan:
(i) Court of common pleas.
(ii) Board of county commissioners.
(iii) Intermediate Punishment Office.
(iv) Adult Probation and Parole Office.
(v) County jail.
(vi) District attorney.
(vii) Public defender or defense bar.
(viii) Single county authority.
(ix) Mental Health/Mental Retardation Office.
(x) Citizen input.
(xi) Victim input.
(3) The board may elect one of the following methods to solicit plan input from providers and the public:
(i) Expand the membership of the board for purposes of developing the county intermediate punishment plan to include those listed in paragraph (2).
(ii) Appoint an intermediate punishment advisory committee to include those listed in paragraph (2) to undertake any duties assigned by the board.
(iii) Develop an alternate process approved by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency and involving those listed in paragraph (2).