 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9811
 
                   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 filling  vacancies  on
          the state board of parole
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 5 of section 259-b of the executive law,
     2  as amended by section 38-a of subpart A of part C of chapter 62  of  the
     3  laws of 2011, are 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.
    19    5.  Each  member of the board shall receive for his services an annual
    20  salary to be fixed by the governor within the amount appropriated there-
    21  for. Each member of such board shall also receive his necessary expenses
    22  actually incurred in the discharge of his duties. After April first, two
    23  thousand eighteen, if any vacancy  shall  remain  for  more  than  three
    24  months,  the  annual compensation of sitting board members will be with-
    25  held until the board is at full capacity.  The office of the state comp-
    26  troller shall withhold payment of compensation until all vacancies  have
    27  been filled.
    28    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09857-01-7
Relates to filling vacancies on the state board of parole

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