Assembly Bill A5939

2017-2018 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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2017-A5939 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6181
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
2015-2016: A9795, S978
2019-2020: A6221, S807
2021-2022: A4546
2023-2024: A1795

2017-A5939 (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.

2017-A5939 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5939
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. WALKER, MOSLEY -- 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  NINE-
 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06190-01-7

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