New York A 7151: Requires the members of the state board of parole, and parole hearing officers to be composed of a proportionate share of residents

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A07151 Summary:

BILL NOA07151 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02549

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SPONSORChandler-Waterman

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§259-b & 259-d, Exec L

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Requires the membership of the state board of parole, and parole hearing officers to be composed of a proportionate share of residents of each county to reflect the state's incarcerated individual population.

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BILL NOA07151 

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03/21/2025referred to correction

01/07/2026referred to correction

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7151

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Correction

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the composition of the
 state board of parole and parole hearing officers

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 259-b of the executive law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
 3 2-a. With respect to members appointed or reappointed on and after the
 4 effective date of this subdivision, the state board of parole shall be
 5 so constituted that the proportion of the members residing in any county
 6 of the state shall be reasonably equivalent and in the same proportion
 7 as the resident county of the incarcerated individual population bears
 8 to the total population of the state.
 9 § 2. Section 259-d of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 10 subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 11 3. With respect to members appointed or reappointed on and after the
 12 effective date of this subdivision, the state board of parole shall be
 13 so constituted that the proportion of the hearing officers residing in
 14 any county of the state shall be reasonably equivalent and in the same
 15 proportion as the resident county of the incarcerated individual popu-
 16 lation bears to the total population of the state.
 17 § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 18 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06786-01-5

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