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.
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