A9659-2011 Actions

• May 31, 2012: signed chap.45
• May 21, 2012: delivered to governor
• May 8, 2012: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• May 8, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• May 8, 2012: 3RD READING CAL.682
• May 8, 2012: SUBSTITUTED FOR S6846
• Apr 25, 2012: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
• Apr 25, 2012: delivered to senate
• Apr 25, 2012: passed assembly
• Apr 19, 2012: advanced to third reading cal.473
• Apr 18, 2012: reported
• Mar 22, 2012: referred to correction

A9659-2011 Votes

A9659-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         9659
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 March 22, 2012
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAISEL -- (at request of the Board of Parole) -
 read once and referred to the Committee on Correction
 

AN ACT to amend chapter 688 of the laws of 2003 amending  the  executive
 law,  relating  to  enacting the interstate compact for adult offender
 supervision, in relation to  the  state  council  for  adult  offender
 supervision;  and to amend the correction law, in relation to presump
 tive release
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1. 

Section 2 of chapter 688 of the laws of 2003 amending the
 executive law, relating to enacting the  interstate  compact  for  adult
 offender  supervision, as amended by chapter 368 of the laws of 2004, is
 amended to read as follows:

 

S 2. Pursuant to article IV of section 259-mm of  the  executive  law,
 there  is  hereby  created within the [division of parole] DEPARTMENT OF
 CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION a  state  council  for  interstate
 adult  offender supervision which shall consist of a compact administra
 tor, to be appointed by the governor in consultation with the speaker of
 the assembly, the temporary president of the senate and the chief  judge
 of the court of appeals, two legislative representatives to be appointed
 by  the  speaker  of the assembly, two legislative representatives to be
 appointed by the temporary president of the senate, a judicial represen
 tative to be appointed by the governor upon recommendation of the  chief
 judge  of  the  court  of appeals, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
 CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, the chair
 person of the board of parole or his or her designee,  the  director  of
 THE  OFFICE  OF  probation  and  correctional alternatives or his or her
 designee, the [chairperson of the crime victims board] DIRECTOR  OF  THE
 OFFICE  OF  VICTIM  SERVICES or his or her designee, the commissioner of
 the division of criminal justice services or his or her designee, and  a
 victims rights representative to be appointed by the governor. The coun
 cil  shall  exercise oversight and advocacy concerning its participation
 in interstate commission activities and other duties as the council  may
 determine,  including  but  not  limited  to,  the development of policy
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14640-01-2
 
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 concerning the operations and  procedures  of  the  compact  within  the
 state.   Each appointed member of the council shall serve a term of five
 years. Any member chosen to fill a vacancy created other than by expira
 tion  of  term  shall  be appointed for the unexpired term of the member
 whom he OR SHE is to succeed. Vacancies caused by the expiration of term
 shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments  and  for  a
 term  of  five years. The council members shall serve without salary but
 shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for travel and other  related
 expenses associated with participation in the work of the council.
 

S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 806 of the correction law, as amended by
 section  40 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is
 amended to read as follows:

 6. Any eligible inmate who is not released pursuant to subdivision one
 or two of this section shall be considered for discretionary release  on
 parole  pursuant to the provisions of section eight hundred five of this
 article or section two hundred [fifty-nine-b] FIFTY-NINE-I of the execu
 tive law, whichever is applicable.
 

S 3. This act shall take effect immediately;  provided,  however  that
 the  amendments  to  section  2  of  chapter 688 of the laws of 2003 and
 subdivision 6 of section 806 of the correction law made by sections  one
 and  two  of this act, respectively, shall not affect the repeal of such
 sections and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.

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