New York A 2315: Increases the number of members on the state commission of correction

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A02315 Summary:

BILL NOA02315 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00856

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SPONSORGallagher

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COSPNSRForrest, Jacobson, Shrestha, Epstein, Kelles, Weprin, Mitaynes, Levenberg, Gibbs, Davila, Reyes,
 Raga, Tapia, Shimsky, Gonzalez-Rojas, Gallahan, Burdick, Simon, Taylor, Cook, Carroll R, Meeks,
 Steck, Clark, Lasher, Walker, Hevesi, Glick, Burroughs, Cunningham, Cruz, Rosenthal, Torres,
 Romero, Alvarez, Simone, Eachus, Lupardo, Jackson, Stirpe, Valdez, Wright, De Los Santos, Bores,
 Moreno

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §41, Cor L

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Increases the number of members on the state commission of correction; provides for the manner of confirmation of such members.

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BILL NOA02315 

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01/16/2025referred to correction

01/07/2026referred to correction

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2315

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GALLAGHER, FORREST, MAMDANI, JACOBSON, SHRESTHA,
 EPSTEIN, KELLES, WEPRIN, MITAYNES, LEVENBERG, GIBBS, DAVILA, REYES,
 RAGA, TAPIA, SHIMSKY, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, GALLAHAN, BURDICK, SIMON,
 TAYLOR, COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction

 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the membership of the
 state commission of correction

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

 1 Section 1. Section 41 of the correction law, as added by chapter 865
 2 of the laws of 1975, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 41. State commission of correction; organization. 1. (a) There shall
 4 be within the executive department a state commission of correction. It
 5 shall consist of [three] nine persons [to be], three of whom shall be
 6 appointed by the governor[, by and with the advice and consent of the
 7 senate], two of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly,
 8 two of whom shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate,
 9 and two of whom shall be appointed by the correctional association.
 10 (b) The members appointed shall include, but not be limited to, at
 11 least one of each of the following:
 12 (i) a person formerly incarcerated in a correctional facility located
 13 in New York;
 14 (ii) a public health professional;
 15 (iii) a behavioral healthcare professional;
 16 (iv) an attorney duly licensed to practice in this state who has a
 17 professional background in indigent criminal defense services or prison-
 18 er's rights litigation; and
 19 (v) a professional in any other field deemed useful for the promotion
 20 of an efficient, humane, and lawful correctional system.
 21 (c) The [governor] members of the commission shall annually designate
 22 one of the appointed members as [chairman] chairperson to serve [as
 23 such] at [the] such members of the commission's pleasure [of the gover-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00923-01-5

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 1 nor]. The members shall devote full time to their duties and shall hold
 2 no other salaried public position.
 3 2. The members shall hold office for terms of five years; provided
 4 that [of] the [three members first appointed, one shall serve for a term
 5 of two years, one shall serve for a term of three years and one shall
 6 serve for a term of five years from January first next succeeding their
 7 appointment] first two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly
 8 shall serve for a term of two years; the first two members appointed by
 9 the temporary president of the senate shall serve for a term of three
 10 years; and the first two members appointed by the correctional associ-
 11 ation shall serve for a term of four years. No member shall serve for
 12 more than ten years. Any member of the commission may be removed by the
 13 [governor] appointing authority who nominated the member for cause after
 14 an opportunity to be heard in [his] such member's defense.
 15 3. Any member chosen to fill a vacancy created other than by expira-
 16 tion of term shall be appointed for the unexpired t