Assembly Bill A5709A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Increases the number of members on the state commission of correction

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Current Bill Status Via S5877 - On Floor Calendar

  • 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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2023-A5709 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5877
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §41, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8461, S8161

2023-A5709 - Summary

Increases the number of members on the state commission of correction; provides for the manner of confirmation of such members.

2023-A5709 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5709
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GALLAGHER, AUBRY, DICKENS, FORREST, MAMDANI --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the membership of the
   state commission of correction
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 41 of the correction law, as added by chapter 865
 of the laws of 1975, is amended to read as follows:
   § 41. State commission of correction; organization. 1. (A) There shall
 be within the executive department a state commission of correction.  It
 shall  consist  of  [three] NINE persons [to be], THREE OF WHOM SHALL BE
 appointed by the governor[, by and with the advice and  consent  of  the
 senate],  TWO OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,
 TWO OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,
 AND TWO OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION.   NO
 NOMINEE  SHALL BE CONFIRMED UNLESS: (I) AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS HAVE PASSED
 FROM THE DATE THAT SUCH NOMINEE WAS NOMINATED BY THE APPOINTING AUTHORI-
 TY; (II) AT LEAST TEN DAYS HAVE PASSED AFTER THE CONVENING OF A LEGISLA-
 TIVE HEARING OR HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY THE  RELEVANT  COMMITTEES  OF  THE
 SENATE  AND ASSEMBLY REGARDING THE NOMINEE'S QUALIFICATIONS AT WHICH THE
 NOMINEE SHALL APPEAR; AND (III) A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS OF  EACH  RELEVANT
 SENATE  COMMITTEE  SHALL HAVE VOTED TO REPORT THE NOMINATION TO THE FULL
 SENATE.
   (B) OF THE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, ONE SHALL
 BE A PERSON FORMERLY INCARCERATED IN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY LOCATED  IN
 NEW  YORK AND ONE SHALL HAVE A PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
 OF THE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE  SENATE,  ONE
 SHALL  HAVE  A  PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE AND ONE
 SHALL BE AN ATTORNEY DULY LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN THIS STATE  AND  SHALL
 HAVE  A PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND IN INDIGENT CRIMINAL DEFENSE SERVICES OR
 PRISONER'S RIGHTS LITIGATION.  THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF  THE  COMMISSION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00210-05-3

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2023-A5709A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5877
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §41, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8461, S8161

2023-A5709A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the number of members on the state commission of correction; provides for the manner of confirmation of such members.

2023-A5709A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5709--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GALLAGHER, AUBRY, DICKENS, FORREST, MAMDANI,
   JACOBSON, SHRESTHA,  EPSTEIN,  KELLES,  WEPRIN,  MITAYNES,  LEVENBERG,
   GIBBS,  DAVILA,  REYES,  RAGA, TAPIA, SHIMSKY, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, BURGOS,
   GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Correction  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the membership of the
   state commission of correction
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 41 of the correction law, as added by chapter 865
 of the laws of 1975, is amended to read as follows:
   § 41. State commission of correction; organization. 1. (A) There shall
 be within the executive department a state commission of correction.  It
 shall  consist  of  [three] NINE persons [to be], THREE OF WHOM SHALL BE
 appointed by the governor[, by and with the advice and  consent  of  the
 senate],  TWO OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,
 TWO OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,
 AND TWO OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION.
   (B) THE MEMBERS APPOINTED SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO,  AT
 LEAST ONE OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (I)  A PERSON FORMERLY INCARCERATED IN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY LOCATED
 IN NEW YORK;
   (II) A PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL;
   (III) A BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL;
   (IV) AN ATTORNEY DULY LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN THIS  STATE  WHO  HAS  A
 PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND IN INDIGENT CRIMINAL DEFENSE SERVICES OR PRISON-
 ER'S RIGHTS LITIGATION; AND
   (V)  A PROFESSIONAL IN ANY OTHER FIELD DEEMED USEFUL FOR THE PROMOTION
 OF AN EFFICIENT, HUMANE, AND LAWFUL CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00210-07-4
 A. 5709--A                          2

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