New Jersey Statutes 30:4-123.48. Policies, determinations of parole board
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4-123.48
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b. Except where otherwise noted, parole determinations on individual cases pursuant to this act shall be made by the majority vote of a quorum of the appropriate board panel established pursuant to this section.
c. The chairman of the board shall be the chief executive officer of the board and, after consulting with the board, shall be responsible for designating the time and place of all board meetings, for appointing the board’s employees, for organizing, controlling and directing the work of the board and its employees, and for preparation and justification of the board’s budget. Only the employees in those titles and positions as are designated by the Civil Service Commission shall serve at the pleasure of the chairman and shall not be subject to the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes. All other employees, including hearing officers, shall be in the career service and subject to the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes. All such career service employees who are employed by the State Parole Board on September 5, 2001, and in the case of hearing officers, those who have been employed by the State Parole Board for a period of at least one year prior to the effective date of P.L.2005, c.344, shall have permanent career service status with seniority awarded from the date of their appointments. Parole officers assigned to supervise adult parolees and all supervisory titles associated with the supervision of adult parolees in the parole officer series shall be classified employees subject to the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes. Parole officers assigned to supervise adult parolees and all supervisory titles associated with the supervision of adult parolees in the parole officer job classification series shall be organizationally assigned to the State Parole Board with a sworn member of the Division of Parole appointed to act as director of parole supervision. The director of parole supervision shall report directly to the Chairman of the State Parole Board or to such person as the chairman may designate.
d. The board shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations, consistent with this act, as may be necessary for the proper discharge of its responsibilities. The chairman shall file the rules and regulations with the Secretary of State. The provisions of the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) shall apply to the promulgation of rules and regulations concerning policy and administration, but not to other actions taken under this act, such as parole hearings, parole revocation hearings and review of parole cases. In determination of its rules and regulations concerning policy and administration, the board shall consult the Governor and the Commissioner of Corrections.
e. The board, in conjunction with the Department of Corrections, shall develop a uniform information system in order to closely monitor the parole process. The system shall include participation in the Uniform Parole Reports of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency.
f. The board annually shall transmit a report of its work for the preceding fiscal year, including information on the causes and extent of parole recidivism to the Governor and the Legislature. The report shall include information regarding medical parole including, but not limited to, the number of inmates who applied for medical parole, the number of inmates who were granted medical parole, and the number of inmates who were denied medical parole. The report also may include relevant information on compliance with established time frames in the processing of parole eligibility determinations, the effectiveness of any pertinent legislative or administrative measures, and any recommendations to enhance board operations or to effectuate the purposes of the “Parole Act of 1979,” P.L.1979, c.441 (C. 30:4-123.45 et al.).
g. The board shall give public notice prior to considering any adult inmate for release.
h. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2019, c.363)
L.1979, c.441, s.4; amended 1995, c.280, s.35; 2001, c.79, s.5; 2001, c.141, s.2; 2005, c.344; 2008, c.29, s.90; 2017, c.235, s.2; 2019, c.363, s.8.