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Senator · Senate District 59
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History
- Substituted by A7970
- Ordered to third reading cal.1640
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 4371a
- Amend and recommit to crime victims, crime and correction
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
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States that the chairman of the board of parole is responsible for the administrative functions and daily operations of the parole board and its staff
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Daniel O'Donnell
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4371A
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the powers and duties of the chairman of the board of parole
Purpose of bill
This bill would amend the Executive Law to clarify that the chairman of the Board of Parole (Board) is still responsible for the administrative functions and daily operations of the Board and its staff following the merger of the Division of Parole and the Department of Correctional Services into the new Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (Department).
Summary of provisions
Section one of the bill would amend Executive Law § 259-b(3) to make it clear that the chair of the Board of Parole is responsible for the administrative functions and daily operations of the Board and its staff
Section two of the bill provides that this bill would take effect immediately.
Existing law
Under Executive Law § 259-b(3), the Governor is authorized to designate a member of the Board of Parole to serve as its chair. Before the merger of the former Division of Parole and Department of Correctional Services, the Executive Law provided that the chair of the Board also served as the chief executive officer of the Division of Parole. The language of former Executive Law § 259 specified the duties and responsibilities of the chair with respect to the administration and functions of the Division.
Prior legislative history
This is a new bill.
Statement in support
Following the enactment of Chapter 62 of the Laws of 2011, the Board of Parole continues to exist as an entity wholly within the Department. Executive Law § 259-b(1) provides that the Board functions independently of the Department in regard to its decision-making responsibilities, but that "administrative matters of general applicability within the department shall be applicable to the board," While the Executive Law still provides that there is to be a chair of the Board, the Executive Law no longer addresses, as it once did, the authority of the chair to manage the Board and its staff This proposal would clarify the law, making it clear that the chair of the Board is responsible for administrative functions related to and daily operations of the Board.
Budget implications
None.
Effective date
This bill would take effect immediately.
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