Bill Text: NY S00103 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Alters the composition of the state board of parole to include members to be appointed upon the recommendation of the four legislative leaders.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-07 - DEFEATED IN CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION [S00103 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S00103-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          103
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 5, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  MONTGOMERY, DIAZ, DILAN, DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON,
         KRUEGER, PARKER, STAVISKY -- 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 altering  the  member-
         ship of 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. Subdivision 1 of section 259-b of  the  executive  law,  as
    2  amended  by  chapter  123  of  the  laws  of 1987, is amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    1. There shall be in the state division of parole  a  state  board  of
    5  parole  [which]  THAT  shall  possess  the powers and duties hereinafter
    6  specified. [Such] ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE,  SUCH
    7  board  shall  consist  of [not more than] nineteen members [appointed by
    8  the governor with the advice and consent of the senate],  NINE  OF  WHOM
    9  SHALL  BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, THREE OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY
   10  THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THREE OF WHOM SHALL BE  APPOINTED
   11  BY  THE  SPEAKER  OF THE ASSEMBLY, TWO OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE
   12  MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, AND TWO OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE
   13  MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY.  The term of office of each  member  of
   14  such  board  shall  be for six years; provided, however, that any member
   15  chosen to fill a vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of  term
   16  shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term of the member
   17  whom  he  OR  SHE is to succeed. In the event of the inability to act of
   18  any member, the governor may appoint some competent informed  person  to
   19  act in his OR HER stead during the continuance of such disability.
   20    S 2. The state board of parole as constituted on the effective date of
   21  this  section  is hereby abolished as of January 1, 2012. Members of the
   22  state board of parole as  constituted  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01513-01-1
       S. 103                              2
    1  subdivision  1  of  section  259-b  of  the executive law, as amended by
    2  section one of this act, shall be appointed  by  the  appropriate  state
    3  official prior to January 1, 2012, so that such board may be fully oper-
    4  ative on and after such date.
    5    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.