N.Y. Educ. Law § 7703

§ 7703. State board for social work. A state board for social work\nshall be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of the\ncommissioner for the purpose of assisting the board of regents and the\ndepartment on matters of professional licensing, practice, and conduct\nin accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight of this title. The\nboard shall be composed of not less than twelve members, of which five\nshall be licensed clinical social workers, five shall be licensed master\nsocial workers and two members of the public. Members of the first board\nneed not be licensed prior to their appointment to the board. The terms\nof the first appointed members shall be staggered so that four are\nappointed for three years, four are appointed for four years, and four\nare appointed for five years. An executive secretary to the board shall\nbe appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of the\ncommissioner and shall be licensed pursuant to this article.\n