Assembly Bill A4546

2021-2022 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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2021-A4546 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9795
2017-2018: A5939, A7060
2019-2020: A6221
2023-2024: A1795

2021-A4546 (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.

2021-A4546 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4546
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WALKER, JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  distributing  the
   appointing  authority of the state board of parole among the governor,
   senate and assembly
 
   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 TWEN-
 TY-THREE, 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.

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