NY Pub Serv L § 4 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 1 - The Department of Public Service 4 - The Public Service Commission.

§ 4. The  public  service  commission.  * 1.  There  shall  be  in the   department of public service a public service  commission,  which  shall   possess the powers and duties hereinafter specified, and also all powers   necessary  or  proper  to  enable  it  to carry out the purposes of this   chapter. The commission shall consist of five members, to  be  appointed   by  the  governor,  by  and with the advice and consent of the senate. A   commissioner shall be designated as chairman of the  commission  by  the   governor  to  serve  in such capacity at the pleasure of the governor or   until his term as commissioner expires whichever first occurs.  No  more   than  three  commissioners  may  be  members of the same political party   unless, pursuant to action taken under subdivision two,  the  number  of   commissioners  shall  exceed  five,  and in such event no more than four   commissioners may be members of the same political party.* NB Effective until December 8, 2021* 1. There shall be in the  department  of  public  service  a  public   service   commission,   which   shall  possess  the  powers  and  duties   hereinafter specified, and also all powers necessary or proper to enable   it to carry out the purposes  of  this  chapter.  The  commission  shall   consist  of  five  members, to be appointed by the governor, by and with   the advice and consent of the senate. A commissioner shall be designated   as chairman of the commission by the governor to serve in such  capacity   at  the  pleasure  of  the  governor  or  until his term as commissioner   expires whichever first occurs. At least  one  commissioner  shall  have   experience   in   utility   consumer   advocacy.   No  more  than  three   commissioners may  be  members  of  the  same  political  party  unless,   pursuant  to  action  taken  under  subdivision two of this section, the   number of commissioners shall exceed five, and in  such  event  no  more   than four commissioners may be members of the same political party.* NB Effective December 8, 20212.  Notwithstanding  subdivision  one,  whenever  the commission shall   certify to the governor that additional commissioners are needed for the   proper disposition of the business before it, the governor may  increase   the  membership  of  the  commission  to seven members by appointing two   additional commissioners by and with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the   senate.  The  terms  of  office of such additional commissioners and the   filling of vacancies during such terms shall be governed by  subdivision   three,  except  that upon the expiration of the terms of such additional   commissioners, no further appointments or reappointments shall  be  made   to such additional offices, unless the commission shall first certify to   the  governor  that  the  need for additional commissioners continues to   exist.3. The term of office of a commissioner shall be six  years  from  the   first  day  of  February  of  the  calendar  year  in  which he shall be   appointed and commissioners shall serve on a  full-time  basis.  Upon  a   vacancy  occuring  otherwise than by expiration of term in the office of   any commissioner, the governor, by and with the advice  and  consent  of   the  senate,  shall  fill  the  vacancy by appointment for the unexpired   term.* 4. Any commissioner appointed on or after July first,  two  thousand   twenty-two,  pursuant to this section shall have education and training,   and three or more years of experience in one or more  of  the  following   fields:  economics,  engineering,  law, accounting, business management,   utility regulation, public policy, consumer  advocacy  or  environmental   management.* NB Effective March 8, 2022