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This bill amends Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and Title 46 (Legislature) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes. It further provides for the powers and duties of the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, including establishing a working group to develop recommendations for improved data collection on the ethnic composition, socioeconomic status, religious affiliations, and crime victim data. Additionally, the bill provides for the creation of "demographic impact statements" for any proposed legislation related to crimes, offenses, and sentencing. These statements would estimate how the legislation would affect the demographic composition of the criminal offender population and juvenile court system. The bill requires the demographic impact statements to be completed by the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing upon request by certain legislative committees, and the statements must be attached to the relevant bills or amendments before they can be further considered by the General Assembly.

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