Statutes | Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Law Title 2, Chapter 6 ยง 2 | 2018
a. Establishment. The Tribal Council hereby authorizes the Mashantucket Pequot Elders Council to appoint three elders to serve on a "Tribal Elders Rehabilitation Commission" (hereinafter the "PTI Commission"). The Commission shall provide oversight for, and input from, the tribal community in the evaluation and implementation of rehabilitative activities for applicants for the PTI program. Elders assigned to the PTI Commission shall serve on a case by case basis during their assigned tenure.
b. Terms and Compensation. The Tribal Council shall designate one such elder as the chairman of the PTI Commission. All members shall serve for a one year term. Attendance at a meeting by at least two members of the PTI Commission shall constitute a quorum. Elders assigned to the PTI Commission shall be entitled to compensation at the rate of $150 per day (or a pro rata portion thereof) for their service.
c. Qualification of Elders. Elders appointed to the PTI Commission shall be physically capable of meeting and discussing the facts and criteria regarding each PTI applicant. Appointed elders must abstain from participation in any PTI Commission activity if:
(1) they have prejudged the matter or
(2) if they are the son, daughter, father, mother, brother, sister, granddaughter, grandson of the applicant or any victim of the alleged offense or
(3) the elder is a witness, victim or otherwise had some direct personal involvement in the alleged offense.
d. PTI Commission Responsibilities. The duties and responsibilities of a member of the PTI Commission shall include:
(1) attendance at meetings of the PTI Commission as scheduled by the chairman
(2) review of applications for PTI diversion of defendants charged with offenses against tribal law
(3) review of recommendations of the PTI Program director regarding a rehabilitative plan for the applicant and
(4) the supplementation of such recommendation consistent with the rehabilitative goals and objective of the Tribe measured against the need to promote a secure and stable community.
e. Standards. In determining an appropriate rehabilitative plan for a PTI applicant, the PTI Commission may utilize the criteria set forth in the PTI Law and Guidelines, but the PTI Commission may also utilize their experience and knowledge of tribal customs and standards of acceptable conduct in formulating their recommendations to achieve an applicant's rehabilitation.