COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
Senate Bill No. 247
(By Senators Burdette, Mr. President, and Boley
By Request of the Executive)
____________
[Originating in the Committee on the Judiciary;
reported March 3, 1993.]
____________
A BILL to amend and reenact section twelve, article twelve,
chapter sixty-two of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to renaming
the board of probation and parole as the parole board;
increasing its membership; and eliminating obsolete salary
language.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section twelve, article twelve, chapter sixty-two of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one,
as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 12. PROBATION AND PAROLE.
§62-12-12. Board of parole generally.
There shall be a state board of parole, known as the "West
Virginia parole board." The board shall consist of five members,
each of whom shall have been a resident of this state for at
least five consecutive years prior to his or her appointment, not
more than three of whom shall at any one time belong to the same
political party nor shall more than three members of the board be
residents of the same congressional district. The board shall beappointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate. Each member of the board shall be familiar with the
principles, practices and problems thereof and shall be otherwise
competent to perform the duties of his office. The members shall
be appointed for overlapping terms of six years, except that the
original appointments shall be for terms of two, four and six
years, respectively, such appointments to be made beginning on
the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred fifty-three, and
except that the appointments of the two new members appointed as
a result of the amendments made to this section during the
regular session of the Legislature held during the year one
thousand nine hundred ninety-three, shall be for terms of three
and five years, respectively, such appointments to be made
beginning on the first day of May, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-three. Any member shall be eligible for reappointment.
The members of the board shall devote their full time and
attention to their duties as members thereof.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to rename the Board of
Probation and Parole as the Parole Board and to expend its
membership from three to five members.