 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9810
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 9, 2018
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Correction
 
        AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  board  of  parole
          appointment terms
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 259-b of  the  executive  law,  as
     2  amended by section 38-a of subpart A of part C of chapter 62 of the laws
     3  of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
     4    1.  There  shall  be  in  the department a state board of parole which
     5  shall possess the powers and duties  hereinafter  specified.  The  board
     6  shall  function  independently  of  the  department regarding all of its
     7  decision-making functions, as well as any other powers and duties speci-
     8  fied in this article, provided, however, that administrative matters  of
     9  general  applicability  within the department shall be applicable to the
    10  board. Such board shall  consist  of  not  more  than  nineteen  members
    11  appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The
    12  term  of  office  of  each  member of such board shall be for six years;
    13  provided, however, that any member chosen to fill  a  vacancy  occurring
    14  otherwise  than by expiration of term shall be appointed for the remain-
    15  der of the unexpired term of the member whom he is to  succeed.  In  the
    16  event  of  the  inability to act of any member, the governor may appoint
    17  some competent informed person to act in his stead  during  the  contin-
    18  uance of such disability. Provided further, beginning January first, two
    19  thousand  eighteen,  all appointments shall be reduced to a term of five
    20  years. Any member already having served at  least  five  years  at  such
    21  time, will immediately be subject to replacement or re-nomination, which
    22  shall be confirmed by no less than forty members of the state senate.
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09858-01-7
Relates to board of parole appointment terms

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