2019 New York Laws
EXC - Executive
Article 49-B - Commission on Forensic Science and Establishment of DNA Identification Index
995-A - Commission on Forensic Science.

§ 995-a. Commission on forensic science. 1. There is hereby created in
the  executive  department,  the  commission  on forensic science, which
shall consist of the following fourteen members:   (a) the  commissioner
of  the  division of criminal justice services who shall be chair of the
commission and the commissioner of the department of health  or  his  or
her designee, who shall serve as an ex-officio member of the commission;
  (b) twelve members appointed by the governor.
  2. Of the members appointed by the governor,
  (a)  one  member  shall  be  the  chair  of  the  New York state crime
laboratory advisory committee;
  (b) one member shall be the director of a forensic laboratory  located
in New York state;
  (c)  one  member  shall  be  the  director  of  the office of forensic
services within the division of criminal justice services;
  (d) two members shall be a scientist having experience in the areas of
laboratory standards or quality assurance regulation and monitoring  and
shall  be  appointed  upon  the  recommendation  of  the commissioner of
health;
  (e) one member shall be a representative of a law  enforcement  agency
and  shall  be  appointed upon the recommendation of the commissioner of
criminal justice services;
  (f) one member shall be a representative of prosecution  services  who
shall  be  appointed  upon  the  recommendation  of  the commissioner of
criminal justice services;
  (g) one member shall  be  a  representative  of  the  public  criminal
defense  bar  who  shall  be  appointed  upon  the  recommendation of an
organization representing public defense services;
  (h) one member shall be  a  representative  of  the  private  criminal
defense  bar  who  shall  be  appointed  upon  the  recommendation of an
organization of such bar;
  (i) two members shall  be  members-at-large,  one  of  whom  shall  be
appointed  upon  the  recommendation  of  the temporary president of the
senate, and one of whom shall be appointed upon  the  recommendation  of
the speaker of the assembly; and
  (j) one member, who shall be an attorney or judge with a background in
privacy  issues  and  biomedical  ethics,  shall  be  appointed upon the
recommendation of the chief judge of the court of appeals.
  3. Of the members appointed by the  governor,  each  member  shall  be
appointed  to  serve  a  three  year  term.  Any member appointed by the
governor may be reappointed for additional three year terms.
  4. Any member chosen to fill  a  vacancy  created  otherwise  than  by
expiration  of term shall be appointed by the governor for the unexpired
term of the member he or she is to succeed. Any such  vacancy  shall  be
filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
  5.  The  commission  shall  meet at least four times each year and may
establish its own rules and procedures concerning  the  conduct  of  its
meetings and other affairs not inconsistent with law.
  6.   No  member  of  the  commission  on  forensic  science  shall  be
disqualified from holding any public office or employment, nor shall  he
or  she  forfeit  any such office or employment, by reason of his or her
appointment hereunder, and  members  of  the  commission  shall  not  be
required  to  take  and  file  oaths  of  office  before  serving on the
commission.
  7. Members of the commission shall receive no compensation  for  their
services  but  shall  be  allowed  their  actual  and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their functions hereunder.