Senate Bill S4327

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the state board of parole to reflect the composition of the prison population in race, age and geographic area of residence

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S4327 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4431
2015-2016: S968
2017-2018: S4518
2019-2020: S740
2021-2022: S4958

2023-S4327 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Alters the composition of the state board of parole to include members who shall adequately reflect the composition of the prison population in race, age, and geographic area of residence.

2023-S4327 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4327 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4327
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SEPULVEDA, COMRIE, MYRIE, SERRANO -- 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 requiring the state
   board of parole to reflect the composition of the prison population in
   race, age and geographic area of residence
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 259-b of the executive law, as
 amended by section 38-a of subpart A of part C of chapter 62 of the laws
 of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   1. There shall be in the department a state board  of  parole  [which]
 THAT  shall  possess  the  powers  and duties hereinafter specified. The
 board shall function independently of the department  regarding  all  of
 its  decision-making  functions,  as well as any other powers and duties
 specified  in  this  article,  provided,  however,  that  administrative
 matters of general applicability within the department shall be applica-
 ble  to  the  board.  Such board shall consist of not more than nineteen
 members AND NOT LESS THAN FIFTEEN MEMBERS appointed by the governor with
 the advice and consent of the senate.   IN MAKING  APPOINTMENTS  TO  THE
 BOARD,  THE  GOVERNOR  SHALL ENSURE THAT THE MEMBERSHIP SHALL ADEQUATELY
 REFLECT THE COMPOSITION OF THE PRISON POPULATION IN RACE AND  ETHNICITY,
 AGE, AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF RESIDENCE. THE PERCENTAGE OF EACH DEMOGRAPH-
 IC CHARACTERISTIC OF THE MEMBERS SHALL BE DIRECTLY PROPORTIONATE TO THAT
 OF  THE  PRISON  POPULATION.  The  term of office of each member of such
 board shall be for six years; provided, however, that any member  chosen
 to  fill  a vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall
 be appointed, IN THE MANNER SPECIFIED ABOVE, for the  remainder  of  the
 unexpired  term of the member whom he OR SHE is to succeed. In the event
 of the inability to act of any member, the  governor  may  appoint  some
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08845-01-3
 S. 4327                             2
              

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