§ 259-c. State board of parole; functions, powers and duties. The\nstate board of parole shall: * 1. have the power and duty of determining\nwhich incarcerated individuals serving an indeterminate or determinate\nsentence of imprisonment may be released on parole, or on medical parole\npursuant to section two hundred fifty-nine-r or section two hundred\nfifty-nine-s of this article, and when and under what conditions;\n * NB Effective until September 1, 2027\n * 1. have the power and duty of determining which incarcerated\nindividuals serving an indeterminate sentence of imprisonment may be\nreleased on parole, or on medical parole pursuant to section two hundred\nfifty-nine-r of this article, and when and under what conditions;\n * NB Effective September 1, 2027\n * 2. have the power and duty of determining the conditions of release\nof the person who may be presumptively released, conditionally released\nor subject to a period of post-release supervision under an\nindeterminate or determinate sentence of imprisonment;\n * NB Effective until September 1, 2027\n * 2. have the power and duty of determining the conditions of release\nof the person who may be conditionally released or subject to a period\nof post-release supervision under an indeterminate or reformatory\nsentence of imprisonment and of determining which incarcerated\nindividuals serving a definite sentence of imprisonment may be\nconditionally released and when and under what conditions;\n * NB Effective September 1, 2027\n 3. determine, as each incarcerated individual is received by the\ndepartment, the need for further investigation of the background of such\nincarcerated individual. Upon such determination, the department shall\ncause such investigation as may be necessary to be made as soon as\npracticable, the results of such investigation together with all other\ninformation compiled by the department and the complete criminal record\nand family court record of such incarcerated individual to be filed so\nas to be readily available when the parole of such incarcerated\nindividual is being considered;\n 4. establish written procedures for its use in making parole decisions\nas required by law. Such written procedures shall incorporate risk and\nneeds principles to measure the rehabilitation of persons appearing\nbefore the board, the likelihood of success of such persons upon\nrelease, and assist members of the state board of parole in determining\nwhich incarcerated individuals may be released to parole supervision;\n 5. through its members, officers and employees, study or cause to be\nstudied the incarcerated individuals confined in institutions over which\nthe board has jurisdiction, so as to determine their ultimate fitness to\nbe paroled;\n 6. have the power to revoke the community supervision status of any\nperson and to authorize the issuance of a warrant for the re-taking of\nsuch persons;\n 8. have the power and perform the duty, when requested by the\ngovernor, of reporting to the governor the facts, circumstances,\ncriminal records and social, physical, mental and psychiatric conditions\nand histories of incarcerated individuals under consideration by the\ngovernor for pardon or commutation of sentence and of applicants for\nrestoration of the rights of citizenship;\n 9. for the purpose of any investigation in the performance of duties\nmade by it or any member thereof, have the power to issue subpoenas, to\ncompel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers,\nand other documents pertinent to the subject of its inquiry;\n 10. have the power to authorize any members thereof and hearing\nofficers to administer oaths and take the testimony of persons under\noath;\n 11. make rules for the conduct of its work, a copy of such rules and\nof any amendments thereto to be filed by the chairman with the secretary\nof state;\n 12. to facilitate the supervision of all incarcerated individuals\nreleased on community supervis
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