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NY A08680

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/10/2022

Primary Sponsor

Michael Lawler

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Origin

Assembly

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Reduces the governor's parole board appointment power from appointing all members to appointing only 4 of 24 members
  • Increases parole board size from not more than 19 members to exactly 24 members
  • Distributes remaining 20 appointments among the chief judge of the court of appeals (4), speaker of the assembly (4), temporary president of the senate (4), minority leader of the senate (4), and minority leader of the assembly (4)
  • Maintains six-year terms for board members and allows the governor to appoint temporary replacements during member disability
  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Removes the complete authority of the governor to appoint the entire parole board; provides that the parole board shall consist of twenty-four members of whom four shall be appointed by the governor, four members shall be appointed by the chief judge of the court of appeals, four members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly, four members shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate, four members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate, and four members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.

Last Action

referred to correction

1/10/2022

Committee Referrals

Correction1/10/2022

Full Bill Text

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