Section 56701a - Uniform financial report and forms(a) The uniform forms for the annual financial report required to be made by the township auditors or controller to the Department of Community and Economic Development shall be prepared by a committee consisting of four representatives from the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Commissioners and the Secretary of Community and Economic Development, or the secretary's agent or designee who shall be a person trained in the field of municipal finance.(b) The representatives of townships shall be appointed by the president of the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Commissioners. The representatives shall be chosen from among the finance officers or other officers of townships who have knowledge of fiscal procedures. As far as possible, the representatives shall be chosen to represent townships in the various population groups within the range of townships of the first class. The president of the organization shall supply to the Department of Community and Economic Development the names and addresses of the representatives immediately upon their appointment.(c) The representatives shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed by the Commonwealth for the necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings of the committee. The committee shall meet at the call of the Secretary of Community and Economic Development, or the secretary's agent or designee, who shall serve as chairperson of the committee.(d) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of Community and Economic Development, or the secretary's agent or designee, to ensure that the forms required by this act are prepared in cooperation with the committee. In the event that the committee should for any reason fail to cooperate, the Secretary of Community and Economic Development, or the secretary's agent or designee, shall prepare the forms. After the forms are prepared, the Secretary of Community and Economic Development, or the secretary's agent or designee, shall issue the forms and distribute them annually, as needed, to the designated officers of each township.1931, June 24, P.L. 1206, art. XVII, § 1701a, added 1935, July 18, P.L. 1176, § 2. Amended 1949, May 27, P.L. 1955, § 35; 1967, Oct. 5, P.L. 345, No. 148, § 3; 2000, June 22, P.L. 335, No. 38, § 3, effective in 60 days; 2020, Oct. 29, P.L. 782, No. 96, § 61, effective in 60 days [Dec. 28, 2020].