S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4490--B 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 4, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, LUPARDO, J. RIVERA, JAFFEE, PHEFFER, MAYERSOHN, FIELDS, GUNTHER, SCHROEDER, MARKEY, EDDINGTON, LAVINE, ESPAILLAT, LANCMAN, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, GABRYSZAK, JACOBS, V. LOPEZ, MAGEE, McENENY, PEOPLES, TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring one member of the crime victims compensation board to be an attorney with a concentration in elder law THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 622 of the executive law, as 2 amended by chapter 17 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 1. There is hereby created in the executive department a board, to be 5 known as the crime victims board. Such board shall consist of [five] SIX 6 members, no more than [three] FOUR of whom shall belong to the same 7 political party, who shall be appointed by the governor by and with the 8 advice and consent of the senate. Three of the members appointed by the 9 governor shall have been admitted to practice law in the state of New 10 York for not less than five years next preceding their appointment AND 11 ONE SHALL HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK 12 WITH A CONCENTRATION IN ELDER LAW FOR NOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS PRECEDING 13 HIS OR HER APPOINTMENT. 14 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08178-06-9