Assembly Bill A6646

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the members of the state board of parole, and parole hearing officers to be composed of a proportionate share of residents

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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-A6646 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2400
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§259-b & 259-d, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3521
2011-2012: A3211
2013-2014: A4697
2015-2016: A6500
2017-2018: A244
2019-2020: A36, S3148
2021-2022: A252, S289

2023-A6646 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the membership of the state board of parole, and parole hearing officers to be composed of a proportionate share of residents of each county to reflect the state's incarcerated individual population.

2023-A6646 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6646
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the composition of the
   state board of parole and parole hearing officers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section 259-b of the executive law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS APPOINTED OR REAPPOINTED ON AND AFTER THE
 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE STATE BOARD OF PAROLE  SHALL  BE
 SO CONSTITUTED THAT THE PROPORTION OF THE MEMBERS RESIDING IN ANY COUNTY
 OF  THE  STATE SHALL BE REASONABLY EQUIVALENT AND IN THE SAME PROPORTION
 AS THE RESIDENT COUNTY OF THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL  POPULATION  BEARS
 TO THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE STATE.
   §  2.  Section  259-d  of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS APPOINTED OR REAPPOINTED ON AND  AFTER  THE
 EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE STATE BOARD OF PAROLE SHALL BE
 SO CONSTITUTED THAT THE PROPORTION OF THE HEARING OFFICERS  RESIDING  IN
 ANY  COUNTY  OF THE STATE SHALL BE REASONABLY EQUIVALENT AND IN THE SAME
 PROPORTION AS THE RESIDENT COUNTY OF THE INCARCERATED  INDIVIDUAL  POPU-
 LATION BEARS TO THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE STATE.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01563-01-3

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