Section 101.02 - Functions and Duties of the Chair of the Massachusetts Parole Board(1) The Chair directs the assignments of the Parole Board members. M.G.L. c. 27, § 4. (a) The Chair coordinates the work schedules of the Parole Board members and is responsible for assigning cases.(b) The Chair schedules and chairs executive sessions of the Parole Board members.(2) The Chair is responsible for formulating the mission and goals of the Parole Board and for implementing plans to achieve those goals.(3) The Chair is responsible for the development, implementation, and annual review of Parole Board regulations, policies, and procedures.(4) The Chair is the authority for appointing and removing employees of the Parole Board. M.G.L. c. 27, § 4.(5) The Chair is responsible for preparation of the Parole Board's budget and shall submit the budget to the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 29, §§ 3 and 4.(a) The Chair is responsible for authorizing and approving expenditures. M.G.L. c. 29, § 20.(b) The Chair is responsible for preparing and submitting reports of expenditures to the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. M.G.L. c. 29, §§ 9B, 9D, and 9E.(c) The Chair is responsible for budget modifications. M.G.L. c. 29, § 29.(d) The Chair is responsible for maintaining all financial books and accounts of the Parole Board. M.G.L. c. 30, § 28.(e) The Chair shall permit access for audit and examination of the Parole Board's financial books and accounts by the Department of State Auditor and the Legislative Post Audit Oversight Committee. M.G.L. c. 3, § 64 and c. 11, § 12.(6) The Chair, when designated by the Governor as Administrator of the Interstate Compact for Supervision of Adult Offenders, M.G.L. c. 127, § 151A, may promulgate rules and regulations in concert with Administrators of other contracting states to accomplish the terms of the Compact. The Chair may deputize a parole or probation officer of another state to act as an agent of the Commonwealth in returning an individual who is charged with violating the terms and conditions of parole as granted by the Commonwealth. The Chair may enter into a contract with the Administrator of another Compact state to share in the cost of returning an alleged parole violator. M.G.L. c. 127, §§ 151H through J.
(7) The Chair serves as the official spokesperson for the Parole Board and represents the Parole Board on commissions and boards as required by statute or executive order.(8) The Chair may delegate such of his or her authority as is necessary to accomplish the objectives of the Parole Board. M.G.L. c. 27, § 5.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1330, eff. 1/13/2017.