Assembly Bill A5894

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the state board of parole members

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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-A5894 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2221
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10195, S7814
2023-2024: S753

2021-A5894 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the state board of parole members; requires the board have at least nineteen members.

2021-A5894 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5894
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the executive law, in relation to the state board of
   parole 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] AT LEAST nineteen
 members appointed by the governor with the advice  and  consent  of  the
 senate. 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  gover-
 nor  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 one year after the date  on  which  it
 shall have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05973-01-1

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