Assembly Bill A8680

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the appointment of parole board 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-A8680 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4622

2021-A8680 (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.

2021-A8680 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8680
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAWLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   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.
                                                            LBD13356-01-1

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