Senate Bill S5877

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Increases the number of members on the state commission of correction

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    • In Committee Assembly
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S5877 - Details

Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §41, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8161

2023-S5877 - Summary

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

2023-S5877 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5877 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5877
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SALAZAR -- 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 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00210-05-3
              

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2023-S5877A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §41, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8161

2023-S5877A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-S5877A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5877A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5877--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SALAZAR, JACKSON, SEPULVEDA, SKOUFIS -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction -- recommitted to the Committee
   on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction in accordance with Senate  Rule
   6,  sec.  8 -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to
   the Committee  on  Finance  --  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.
                                                            LBD00210-08-4
              

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