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Home My WebLink About79-039 Berson° STATE ETHICS COMMISSION HARRISBURG, PA. July 9, 1979 Honorable Norman S. Berson House of Representatives c/o Three Hundred Penn Center Plaza Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102 Dear Representative Berson: 79 -039 By letter dated June 6, 1979, you requested an opinion from the State Ethics Commission to determine whether the Executive Director of the House Judiciary Committee could also serve as a contractual consultant to the Sentencing Com- mission. This Sentencing Commission is an independent body created by the General Assembly by Act 319 of 1978. The Ethics Commission understands that the Judiciary Committee Executive Director has no authority to take final action in either his Executive Director or proposed consultant capacity. Nor would he represent the Sentencing Commission before the Judiciary Committee. It is our further understanding that this arrangement will require clearance under the House Ethics provisions. It is the Commission's opinion that the "consultancy arrangement" under the circumstances does not present a conflict under Act 170. State Ethics Commission 308 Finance Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 (717) 783 -1610 Sincerely, Paul I Smith Chairman