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Assembly Bill A4622

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the appointment of parole board members

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2023-A4622 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8680

2023-A4622 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Removes the complete authority of the governor to appoint the entire parole board; provides that the parole board shall consist of twenty-four members of whom four shall be appointed by the governor, four members shall be appointed by the chief judge of the court of appeals, four members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly, four members shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate, four members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate, and four members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.

2023-A4622 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4622
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 21, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MCGOWAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  the  appointment  of
   parole board members
 
   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
 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 speci-
 fied in this article, provided, however, that administrative matters  of
 general  applicability  within the department shall be applicable to the
 board. Such board shall consist  of  [not  more  than  nineteen  members
 appointed  by  the  governor  with the advice and consent of the senate]
 TWENTY-FOUR MEMBERS OF WHOM FOUR SHALL BE  APPOINTED  BY  THE  GOVERNOR,
 FOUR  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  BY  THE CHIEF JUDGE OF THE COURT OF
 APPEALS, FOUR MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,
 FOUR MEMBERS SHALL BE  APPOINTED  BY  THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE
 SENATE,  FOUR  MEMBERS  SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE
 SENATE, AND FOUR MEMBERS 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09392-01-3

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