MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                1421

(2)    EACH HEARING EXAMINER SHALL BE APPOINTED
WITHOUT REGARD TO POLITICAL AFFILIATION, SHALL BE A
RESIDENT OF THE STATE, AND SHALL HAVE TRAINING AND
EXPERIENCE IN LAW, SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY,
EDUCATION, SOCIAL WORK, OR CRIMINOLOGY.

(3)    HEARING EXAMINEES SHALL RECEIVE
COMPENSATION AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET.

110.

(A) THE COMMISSION HAS THE EXCLUSIVE POWER TO:

(1)    AUTHORIZE THE PAROLE OF INDIVIDUALS
SENTENCED UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE TO ANY PENAL OR
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, JAIL, OR OTHER PLACE OF
CONFINEMENT OR DETENTION WITHIN THE STATE;

(2)    NEGOTIATE AND SIGN PREDETERMINED PAROLE
RELEASE AGREEMENTS;

(3)    HEAR CASES FOR PAROLE RELEASE IN WHICH:

(I)    THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION,
AFTER REVIEWING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE WARDEN OR
SUPERINTENDENT, OBJECTS TO A PAROLE;

(II)   THE INMATE HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A
HOMICIDE;

(III)  THE INMATE IS SERVING A SENTENCE
OF LIFE IMPRISONMENT; OR

(IV)   THE INMATE HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A
VIOLENT CRIME AND HAS SERVED LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF HIS
AGGREGATE SENTENCE;

(4)    HEAR EXCEPTIONS TO RECOMMENDATIONS OF A
HEARING EXAMINER AND OF A COMMISSION MEMBER ACTING AS A
HEARING EXAMINER;

(5)    REVIEW SUMMARILY ALL RECOMMENDATIONS OF
A HEARING EXAMINER AND OF A COMMISSION MEMBER ACTING AS A
HEARING EXAMINER TO WHICH AN EXCEPTION HAS NOT BEEN
FILED;

(6)    HEAR CASES FOR PAROLE        RELEASE, IN
ABSENTIA, FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO IS SERVING   A SENTENCE IN
A FOREIGN JURISDICTION, WAS SENTENCED IN   THIS STATE TO
SERVE A TERM TO FUN CONCURRENTLY WITH     THE FOREIGN
SENTENCE, AND IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR      PAROLE IN THE
FOREIGN JURISDICTION; AND

(7)    HEAR      CASES OF PAROLE SUSPENSION OR
REVOCATION, AND, IF      DELEGATED BY THE GOVERNOR, CASES
INVOLVING A VIOLATION      OF CONDITIONS OF A CONDITIONAL
PARDON.