NY State Senate Bill 2023-S2400

Senate Bill S2400

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 Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction 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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Jan 03, 2024	referred to crime victims, crime and correction
Jan 20, 2023	referred to crime victims, crime and correction

2023-S2400 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6646
Current Committee:: Senate Crime Victims, Crime And 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: S3148, A36
2021-2022: S289, A252

2023-S2400 (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-S2400 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S2400

SPONSOR: MYRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the composition of the
state board of parole and parole hearing officers

 
PURPOSE:

To make the composition of the parole board and parole hearing officers
geographically representative of the state's prison population.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 259-b of the executive law by adding a new
subdivision 2-a which requires that members of the parole board
appointed or reappointed on and after the effective date of this subdi-
vision 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 inmate population bears to the
total population of the state.

Section 2 amends section 259-d of the executive law by adding a new
subdivision 3 which requires that hearing officers appointed or reap-
pointed on and after the effective date of this subdivision 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 inmate population bears to the total popu-
lation of the state.

Section 3 provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

More than 75% of the New York State's prison population originates from
major urban areas of the state. When released, a majority will return to
their county of origin. Therefore, those who are instrumental in deter-
mining parole should understand and identify with the particular
concerns of the inmate's community or origin and return.This bill would
require members of the board of parole and parole hearing officers to be
representative of the county that the inmate population bears to the
total population of the state.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S3148 of 2019-2020: Referred to Crime, Crime Victims, and Correction.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Sixty days after becoming law.

2023-S2400 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2400
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
   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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