New York Executive Law Section 242 - State probation commission.

 242. State probation commission. 1. There shall be a state probation
  commission. It shall consist of the director and six other members to be
  selected as follows:
(a)  three  shall be appointed by the governor from among persons who,
  as  members  of  the  community,  have  demonstrated  an  interest   and
  involvement in the field of probation, to hold office at the pleasure of
  the governor and until their successors are appointed;
(b)  two  shall  be appointed by the governor from among the probation
  administrators and probation officers actually employed in the field  of
  probation  in  this  state  who have demonstrated by work in a statewide
  professional association, concerned  generally  with  probation  affairs
  throughout  the state, outstanding service to the field of probation, to
  hold office at the pleasure of the governor and until  their  successors
  are appointed; and
(c) one shall be the state administrator of the unified court system.
2.  The  present  members  of  the state probation commission who were
  appointed to such commission by  the  governor  shall  continue  as  the
  members  of  said  commission  appointed  pursuant  to  paragraph (a) of
  subdivision one of this section at the pleasure  of  the  governor,  and
  until  their  successors  are appointed and have qualified. The director
  shall be chairman  of  the  commission.  No  member  of  said  probation
  commission  shall  receive any compensation for his or her services as a
  member of such commission, but the members shall be  entitled  to  their
  actual  necessary  expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
  The commissioner may from  time  to  time  assign  an  employee  of  the
  division to act as secretary to said probation commission. The duties of
  the members of said probation commission shall be to attend the meetings
  of  such  probation commission, at the time fixed by said commission, or
  called by the chairman of said commission, and to consider  all  matters
  relating  to  probation  in  the  state,  within the jurisdiction of the
  office, and to advise and consult with the director in regard thereto.

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