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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINALS - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS - PAROLE BOARD | |
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Introduced By: Senator James E. Doyle | |
Date Introduced: January 18, 2017 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 13-8-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 13-8 entitled "Parole" is |
2 | hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 13-8-1. Parole board -- Appointment and terms of members. |
4 | Within the department of corrections there shall be a parole board consisting of seven (7) |
5 | qualified electors of the state appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the |
6 | senate. In the month of January in each year, the governor shall appoint one or more members of |
7 | the board to serve in place of members whose terms have expired, for a term of three (3) years, |
8 | and until his, her, or their successors have been appointed and qualified. |
9 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO CRIMINALS - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS - PAROLE BOARD | |
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1 | This act would require that parole board members appointed by the governor be subject |
2 | to the advice and consent of the senate. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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