N.Y. Pub. Auth. Law § 1688

§ 1688. Visitation by regents. The regents, or the commissioner of\neducation, or their representatives, may visit, examine into and\ninspect, the authority as an institution under the educational\nsupervision of the state, and may require, as often as desired, duly\nverified reports therefrom giving such information and in such form as\nthe regents or the commissioner of education shall prescribe.\n