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Assembly Bill A4441

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to membership on the state board of parole

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2025-A4441 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S483
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A9113, S7564
2023-2024: A2423, S4986

2025-A4441 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state board of parole to include at least one member who is or was a member of law enforcement and at least one member who is a crime victim or crime victim's representative.

2025-A4441 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4441
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CHLUDZINSKI -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the membership 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
 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. THE
 BOARD  SHALL  INCLUDE  AT  LEAST  ONE MEMBER WHO IS EMPLOYED OR HAS BEEN
 EMPLOYED AS A MEMBER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND AT LEAST ONE MEMBER WHO IS A
 CRIME VICTIM OR A CRIME VICTIM'S REPRESENTATIVE AS DEFINED  IN  SUBPARA-
 GRAPH  (A)  OF  PARAGRAPH  (C) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED
 FIFTY-NINE-I OF THIS ARTICLE. 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 is to succeed] THEY ARE SUCCEEDING.  In the event of  the  inability
 to  act  of any member, the governor may appoint some competent informed
 person to act in [his] THEIR stead during the continuance of such  disa-
 bility.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01845-01-5

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