N.Y. COR Law § 41

§ 41. State commission of correction; organization. 1. (a) There shall\nbe within the executive department a state commission of correction. It\nshall consist of five persons, to be appointed by the governor by and\nwith the consent of the senate.\n (b) At a minimum, one member appointed shall be a person formerly\nincarcerated in a correctional facility located in New York and one\nmember appointed shall have one or more of the following qualifications:\nlicensure as a healthcare professional authorized to practice in New\nYork state; licensure as an attorney authorized to practice in this\nstate who has a professional background in indigent criminal defense or\nprisoner's rights litigation or experience as a legal policy\nprofessional who has professional experience related to the rights of\nincarcerated individuals; or professional experience in another field\ndeemed relevant to the promotion of an efficient, humane, and lawful\ncorrectional system. Two of the members shall be part-time.\n (c) The governor shall designate one of the appointed full-time\nmembers as chairperson to serve as such at the pleasure of the governor.\nThe part-time members appointed to the commission shall receive a per\ndiem of five hundred dollars for work actually performed not to exceed\nfifty thousand dollars in any one calendar year. The full-time members\nshall devote full time to their duties and shall hold no other salaried\npublic position.\n 2. The members shall hold office for terms of five years. No member\nshall serve for more than ten years. Any member of the commission may be\nremoved by the governor for cause after an opportunity to be heard in\nsuch member's defense.\n 3. Any member chosen to fill a vacancy created other than by\nexpiration of term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the\nmember whom such new member is to succeed. Vacancies caused by\nexpiration of term or otherwise shall be filled in the same manner as\noriginal appointments.\n