State commission of correction; organization

* § 41. State commission of correction; organization. 1. There shall\nbe within the executive department a state commission of correction. It\nshall consist of three persons to be appointed by the governor, by and\nwith the advice and consent of the senate. The governor shall designate\none of the appointed members as chairman to serve as such at the\npleasure of the governor. The members shall devote full time to their\nduties and shall hold no other salaried public position.\n 2. The members shall hold office for terms of five years; provided\nthat of the three members first appointed, one shall serve for a term of\ntwo years, one shall serve for a term of three years and one shall serve\nfor a term of five years from January first next succeeding their\nappointment. No member shall serve for more than ten years. Any member\nof the commission may be removed by the governor for cause after an\nopportunity to be heard in his defense.\n 3. Any member chosen to fill a vacancy created other than by\nexpiration of term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the\nmember whom he is to succeed. Vacancies caused by expiration of term or\notherwise shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments.\n * NB Effective until May 9, 2026\n * § 41. State commission of correction; organization. 1. (a) There\nshall be within the executive department a state commission of\ncorrection. It shall consist of five persons, to be appointed by the\ngovernor by and with the consent of the senate.\n (b) At a minimum, one member appointed shall be a person formerly\nincarcerated in a correctional facility located in New York and one\nmember appointed shall have one or more of the following qualifications:\nlicensure as a healthcare professional authorized to practice in New\nYork state; licensure as an attorney authorized to practice in this\nstate who has a professional background in indigent criminal defense or\nprisoner's rights litigation or experience as a legal policy\nprofessional who has professional experience related to the rights of\nincarcerated individuals; or professional experience in another field\ndeemed relevant to the promotion of an efficient, humane, and lawful\ncorrectional system. Two of the members shall be part-time.\n (c) The governor shall designate one of the appointed full-time\nmembers as chairperson to serve as such at the pleasure of the governor.\nThe part-time members appointed to the commission shall receive a per\ndiem of five hundred dollars for work actually performed not to exceed\nfifty thousand dollars in any one calendar year. The full-time members\nshall devote full time to their duties and shall hold no other salaried\npublic position.\n 2. The members shall hold office for terms of five years. No member\nshall serve for more than ten years. Any member of the commission may be\nremoved by the governor for cause after an opportunity to be heard in\nsuch member's defense.\n 3. Any member chosen to fill a vacancy created other than by\nexpiration of term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the\nmember whom such new member is to succeed. Vacancies caused by\nexpiration of term or otherwise shall be filled in the same manner as\noriginal appointments.\n * NB Effective May 9, 2026\n