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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL LAW - PAROLE BOARD

     

     Introduced By: Senators Doyle, McCaffrey, Lynch, Jabour, and Lombardo

     Date Introduced: February 11, 2015

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 13-8-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 13-8 entitled "Parole" is

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hereby amended to read as follows:

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     13-8-1. Parole board -- Appointment and terms of members. -- Within the department

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of corrections there shall be a parole board consisting of seven (7) qualified electors of the state

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appointed by the governor. In the month of January in each year, the governor shall appoint one

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or more members of the board to serve in place of members whose terms have expired, for a term

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of three (3) years, and until his, her, or their successors have been appointed and qualified. No

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appointee, including the chairperson, shall serve more than three (3) terms. This section shall

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apply prospectively to all new appointments and re-appointments.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO CRIMINAL LAW - PAROLE BOARD

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     This act would require that parole board members serve no more than three (3) terms.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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