SB 558 — Increasing members of WV Parole Board

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session IntroducedCommittee Substitute for Senate Bill 558 By Senators Trump, Woelfel, Caputo, and Phillips [Introduced[Originating Februaryin 02,the 2022;Committee on the Judiciary;

referredreported toon theFebruary Committee25, on2022] the  Judiciary]  A BILL to amend and reenact §62-12-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to adding additional members to the Westboard Virginiaof Paroleparole Board.generally;

increasing the number of members on the board from nine to 12;

establishing qualifications for members appointed after July 1, 2022;

and removing the party affiliation limitation.

Parole Board generally.generally.                                   (a) The West Virginia Parole Board is continued as part of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

(a) The West Virginia Parole Board is continued as part of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

No more than five  six of the board members may at any one time belong to the same political party,party. except as provided in subsection (b) of this section.

Theexcept boardas shallprovided bein appointedsubsection by(b) the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of thethis Senatesection. and shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Governor.

The board shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Governor.

(4) To employ one full-time administrative employee, who shall be a classified exempt;exempt employee;

(c) The board, from its membership, shall elect a vice chairperson, at least once every year, to serve as chair chairperson in the absence of a chairperson.

In the absence ofof, or at the direction ofof, the chairperson, the vice chairperson may exercise the powers and duties of the chairperson.

(d) Members of the board shall have at least an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university or at least five years of actual experience in the fields of corrections, law enforcement, sociology, law, education, psychology, social work, or medicine, or a combination thereof, and shall be otherwise competent to perform the duties of his or her office: Provided, That at least three members initially appointed after July 1, 2021, shall have five or more years experience in the fields of mental health, social work, or inmate reentry services.services:

AllProvided, membershowever, currentlyThat servingmembers onappointed to the board pursuant to the amendments to this section enacted during the regular session of the Legislature, 2022, shall continuehave at least an undergraduate degree and five or more years of experience in the termsfields theyof aremedicine, currentlypsychiatry, serving,psychology, unlesseducation, otherwisethe removed.practice of law, social work, mental health, or corrections.

 All members currently serving on the board shall continue the terms they are currently serving, unless otherwise removed.

These substitute board members shall have the same powers and duties of the fulltimefull-time board members while acting as a substitute and shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Governor.

(h) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, meetings of the paroleParole boardBoard are not subject to the provisions of §6-9A-1 et seq.

of this code: Provided, That hearings before the paroleParole boardBoard shall be open to the public.

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The purpose of this bill is to add additional members to the West Virginia Parole Board.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

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