Assembly Bill A9795

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Alters the composition of the state board of parole

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A9795 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S978
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1268
2011-2012: S103
2013-2014: S1330
2017-2018: A5939, A7060, S4262, S6181
2019-2020: A6221, S807
2021-2022: A4546
2023-2024: A1795

2015-A9795 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Alters the composition of the state board of parole to include members to be appointed upon the recommendation of the four legislative leaders.

2015-A9795 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9795

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 8, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Correction

AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to altering the member-
  ship of the state board of parole

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 259-b of the executive law, as
amended by section 38-a of subpart A of part C of chapter 62 of the laws
of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  1. There shall be in the department a state board  of  parole  [which]
THAT  shall  possess  the  powers  and duties hereinafter specified. The
board shall function independently of the department  regarding  all  of
its  decision-making  functions,  as well as any other powers and duties
specified  in  this  article,  provided,  however,  that  administrative
matters of general applicability within the department shall be applica-
ble  to the board. [Such] ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGH-
TEEN, SUCH board shall consist  of  [not  more  than]  nineteen  members
[appointed  by  the governor with the advice and consent of the senate],
NINE OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, THREE OF WHOM SHALL  BE
APPOINTED  BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THREE OF WHOM SHALL
BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,  TWO  OF  WHOM  SHALL  BE
APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, AND TWO OF WHOM SHALL BE
APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY.  The term of office of
each  member  of  such  board shall be for six years; provided, however,
that any member chosen to fill a vacancy  occurring  otherwise  than  by
expiration of term shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired
term  of  the  member  whom he OR SHE is to succeed. In the event of the
inability to act of any member, the governor may appoint some  competent
informed  person  to  act  in his OR HER stead during the continuance of
such disability.
  S 2. The state board of parole as constituted on the effective date of
this section is hereby abolished as of January 1, 2018. Members  of  the
state  board  of  parole  as  constituted  pursuant to the provisions of
subdivision 1 of section 259-b of  the  executive  law,  as  amended  by

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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