The Commonwealth Attorneys Act of 1980[REF] established the Office of Attorney General as an independent office headed by an elected Attorney General [REF].
The Attorney General also serves as a member of the Board of Pardons, the joint Committee on Documents, the Hazardous Substances Transportation Board, the Board of Finance and Revenue, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, the Civil Disorder Commission and the Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Commission.