New York § 41 - 41State commission of correction; organization
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§ 41. 41State commission of correction; organization
§ 41. State commission of correction; organization. 1. (a) There shall be within the executive department a state commission of correction. It shall consist of five persons, to be appointed by the governor by and with the consent of the senate. (b) At a minimum, one member appointed shall be a person formerly incarcerated in a correctional facility located in New York and one member appointed shall have one or more of the following qualifications: licensure as a healthcare professional authorized to practice in New York state; licensure as an attorney authorized to practice in this state who has a professional background in indigent criminal defense or prisoner's rights litigation or experience as a legal policy professional who has professional experience related to the rights of incarcerated individuals; or professional experience in another field deemed relevant to the promotion of an efficient, humane, and lawful correctional system. Two of the members shall be part-time. (c) The governor shall designate one of the appointed full-time members as chairperson to serve as such at the pleasure of the governor. The part-time members appointed to the commission shall receive a per diem of five hundred dollars for work actually performed not to exceed fifty thousand dollars in any one calendar year. The full-time members shall devote full time to their duties and shall hold no other salaried public position. 2. The members shall hold office for terms of five years. No member shall serve for more than ten years. Any member of the commission may be removed by the governor for cause after an opportunity to be heard in such member's defense. 3. Any member chosen to fill a vacancy created other than by expiration of term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the member whom such new member is to succeed. Vacancies caused by expiration of term or otherwise shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments.
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