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§ 10.05. Institute for the Hudson River Collection; creation; board of\ndirectors; governance.
1.The Institute for the Hudson River Collection\nis hereby established under the jurisdiction of the New York state\nmuseum of the state education department.\n 2. The institute shall consist of fifteen members. Nine of such\nmembers shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and\nconsent of the senate, two of whom shall be the commissioner of parks,\nrecreation and historic preservation, and the chairman of the New York\nstate council on the arts or his or her representative, two of whom\nshall be so appointed on recommendation of the temporary president of\nthe senate, two on recommendation of the speaker of the assembly, one on\nrecommendation of the minority leader of the s
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§ 10.05. Institute for the Hudson River Collection; creation; board of\ndirectors; governance. 1. The Institute for the Hudson River Collection\nis hereby established under the jurisdiction of the New York state\nmuseum of the state education department.\n 2. The institute shall consist of fifteen members. Nine of such\nmembers shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and\nconsent of the senate, two of whom shall be the commissioner of parks,\nrecreation and historic preservation, and the chairman of the New York\nstate council on the arts or his or her representative, two of whom\nshall be so appointed on recommendation of the temporary president of\nthe senate, two on recommendation of the speaker of the assembly, one on\nrecommendation of the minority leader of the senate and one on\nrecommendation of the minority leader of the assembly. Each member so\nappointed shall be representative of those educational and cultural\ninstitutions of the state that hold significant collections or conduct\ncontinuing research and education programs on the cultural and natural\nhistory of the Hudson river area. The commissioner of education shall be\na member and shall serve as chairman of the institute. Five of such\nmembers shall be appointed by the board of regents in consultation with\nthe commissioner of education.\n 3. The term of each member appointed by the governor shall be for\nthree years provided, however, that of the members first appointed (a)\nthe members first appointed on recommendation of the temporary president\nof the senate and the speaker of the assembly shall be for terms ending\nDecember thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety, provided however that\npersons first so appointed after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred\nninety, shall be appointed for terms ending December thirty-first,\nnineteen hundred ninety-three; and (b) the persons appointed on\nrecommendation of the minority leader of the senate and the minority\nleader of the assembly shall be appointed for terms ending December\nthirty-first, nineteen hundred eighty-nine, provided however that\npersons first so appointed after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred\neighty-nine, shall be appointed for terms ending December thirty-first,\nnineteen hundred ninety-two. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired\nterms in the same manner as the original appointment. The commissioners\nof parks, recreation and historic preservation and education and the\nchairman of the New York state council on the arts shall serve only\nduring his tenure as such official.\n 4. Members shall receive no compensation for their services but shall\nbe allowed their reasonable expenses actually and necessarily incurred\nin the performance of their duties, within the funds available from\nappropriations made pursuant to section ninety-two-q of the state\nfinance law. No member shall be disqualified from holding any other\npublic office or employment by reason of such person's appointment or\nservice as a member notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to\nthe contrary.\n 5. The institute shall conduct at least four regular meetings a year\nat such times and places as may be fixed by it.\n 6. Eight members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of\nbusiness and, unless a greater number is required by the by-laws, the\ninstitute shall exercise its powers and duties by a vote of the majority\nof the total members of the commission then serving.\n 7. The institute shall adopt by-laws governing the calling and conduct\nof its meetings and all other matters relating to its organization and\ninternal operations.\n