Assembly Bill A6396

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-A6396 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7118
2017-2018: A2619
2019-2020: A905
2021-2022: A1653

2015-A6396 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Alters the composition of the state board of parole to include members who shall adequately reflect the composition of the prison population in race, age, and geographic area of residence and who are selected in consultation with the Correctional Association of New York.

2015-A6396 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6396

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 23, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the composition 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 board shall consist of not more than nineteen
members AND NOT LESS THAN FIFTEEN MEMBERS appointed by the governor with
the advice and consent of  the  senate  AND  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE
CORRECTIONAL  ASSOCIATION  OF  NEW  YORK.  IN MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE
BOARD, THE GOVERNOR SHALL ENSURE THAT THE  MEMBERSHIP  SHALL  ADEQUATELY
REFLECT  THE COMPOSITION OF THE PRISON POPULATION IN RACE AND ETHNICITY,
AGE, AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF RESIDENCE. THE PERCENTAGE OF EACH DEMOGRAPH-
IC CHARACTERISTIC OF THE MEMBERS SHALL BE DIRECTLY PROPORTIONATE TO THAT
OF THE PRISON  POPULATION.  ADDITIONALLY,  AT  LEAST  ONE-THIRD  OF  THE
MEMBERS  SHALL  HAVE  BEEN PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED IN THE FIELDS OF PRISONER
REENTRY OR SOCIAL WORK, EACH WITH A MINIMUM OF FIVE YEARS OF  EXPERIENCE
IN  THEIR  RESPECTIVE FIELDS.  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, IN THE MANNER SPECIFIED ABOVE, for the  remainder  of  the
unexpired  term of the member whom he OR SHE is to succeed. In the event

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02993-01-5
              

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