NY Veh & Traf L § 200 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAT - Vehicle and Traffic Title 2 - Department of Motor Vehicles; Commissioner Article 2 - Department of Motor Vehicles; Commissioner 200 - Department of Motor Vehicles; Commissioner.

§ 200. Department  of  motor vehicles; commissioner. 1. There shall be in the state government a department of motor vehicles. The head of  the department  shall  be  the  commissioner  of motor vehicles who shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice  and  consent  of  the senate,  and  hold  office  until  the end of the term of the appointing governor and until a successor is appointed and has qualified,  and  who shall  receive an annual salary within the amount appropriated therefor. The commissioner of motor vehicles shall have the  immediate  charge  of the  department.  The commissioner of motor vehicles may appoint, and at pleasure  remove,  such  deputy   commissioners   of   motor   vehicles, inspectors,   examiners  and  other  assistants  and  employees  of  the department  as  are  deemed  necessary,  within  the  amounts  available therefor  by  appropriation.  The commissioner of motor vehicles and all other officers and employees of the department shall be paid and allowed their necessary, actual and reasonable expenses incurred in the exercise of their duties. All salaries and expenses of the  department  shall  be paid  out  of  the  state  treasury  on  the  audit  and  warrant of the comptroller on the certificate of the commissioner  of  motor  vehicles. The principal office of the department shall be in the city of Albany.   2.  (a)  The  commissioner of motor vehicles may enter into a contract for the publication of a driver's manual. Such contract may provide  for the sale of advertising by the contractor. A contract for publication of a  driver's  manual  shall be awarded following consideration of factors which shall include, but not be limited to, the most favorable financial advantage for the state, and the greatest utility to the  motorist.  The commissioner  shall  issue a request for proposal for publication of the driver's manual which shall set  requirements  for  the  preparation  of bids;  responsibility  for  preparation  and  placement  of  appropriate advertising content, which shall be  limited  to  no  more  than  thirty percent  of  the  total space available; approval of the commissioner at critical  stages  of  the   driver's   manual   development,   including appropriate  timetables and schedules; approval of advertising standards and rates; any securities which shall be required of the contractor  and deadlines for selection of a competent contractor.  (b)  On  or  before  February  first  of each year following enactment hereof, the department shall submit a report  to  the  director  of  the division  of the budget detailing any proposed privatization initiatives it would like to undertake including a summary of each  initiative,  the cost  savings  associated  with  each  initiative and the impact of each initiative on customer service and departmental staffing levels.  Copies of  such  report  shall be simultaneously filed with the chairpersons of the senate finance committee and the assembly ways and means committee.