NY Real Prop L § 442-I (2021)
2021 New York Laws RPP - Real Property Article 12-A - Real Estate Brokers and Real Estate Salesmen 442-I - State Real Estate Board.

§  442-i.  State  real  estate  board.  1. There is hereby established   within the department of state a state real  estate  board  which  shall   consist of the secretary of state, superintendent of financial services,   and thirteen additional members. At least five of these members shall be   "real  estate  brokers", each of whom, at the time of appointment, shall   be licensed and qualified as a real estate broker under the laws of  New   York  state  and  shall have been engaged in the real estate business in   this state for a period of not less than ten years prior to appointment.   The remaining members shall be "public members" who shall  not  be  real   estate licensees.2.  The  thirteen members shall be appointed as follows: seven members   shall be appointed by the governor, three of whom shall be  real  estate   brokers  and  four of whom shall be public members; two members shall be   appointed by the temporary president of the senate, one of whom shall be   a real estate broker and one of whom  shall  be  a  public  member;  two   members  shall  be appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one of whom   shall be a real estate broker and one of whom shall be a public  member;   one  member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate, who   shall be either a real estate broker or a public member; and one  member   shall  be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly, who shall be   either a real estate broker or a public member.3. Each appointed member shall serve for a term of two years;  at  any   point during such term the appointed member may be removed by the person   who  appointed  such member. In the event that any of said members shall   die or resign  during  the  term  of  office,  the  successor  shall  be   appointed  in the same way and with the same qualifications as set forth   above. A member may be reappointed for successive terms  but  no  member   shall serve more than ten years in his or her lifetime.4.  A  majority  of  members  currently  serving on the board shall be   required in order to pass any resolution or to approve any matter before   the board. The secretary of state shall be chairperson of the board. The   vice-chairperson and  a  secretary  shall  be  elected  from  among  the   members.  A  board member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings   shall forfeit the seat unless  the  secretary  of  state,  upon  written   request  from the member, finds that the member should have been excused   from a meeting because of illness or death of a family member.5. Each member of the board shall receive no compensation  other  than   reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses.6.  The board shall meet no fewer than three times per year and at the   call of the secretary of state or a majority of the board.  In  addition   to  regularly  scheduled  meetings of the board, there shall be at least   one public hearing each year in New York city, one public  hearing  each   year  in  Buffalo,  and one public hearing each year in Albany. At least   fifteen days prior to the  holding  of  any  of  these  public  hearings   pursuant  to this subdivision, the board shall give public notice of the   hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in  each  area  where  the   public  meeting is to be held. The purpose of these hearings shall be to   solicit  from  members  of  the  public,  suggestions,   comments,   and   observations about real estate practice in New York state.