2021 New York Laws
EXC - Executive
Article 26-B - Board of Social Welfare
740 - State Board of Social Welfare.

§ 740. State  board  of  social  welfare. 1. The state board of social
  welfare  is  the  legal  authority  established  by   the   constitution
  responsible  for  the  inspection and visitation of certain institutions
  and certain agencies and for the making of rules  and  regulations  with
  respect  to all of the functions, powers and duties with which the board
  is charged, subject to the control of the legislature  and  pursuant  to
  this article and other provisions of law.
  It  shall  be the major purposes of the board to review, report and make
  recommendation concerning the policies and programs pertaining to  child
  and  adult  care,  including  the  implementation  of  such policies and
  programs and the quality of supervision  exercised  by  the  responsible
  state  and  local  supervisory  agencies; to advise the governor and the
  legislature  with  respect  to  such  matters;  to  conduct  independent
  research,  studies and analyses of state policies and programs affecting
  child and adult care; to advocate the improvement of such  programs  and
  policies;  and to conduct special research, studies and analyses, at the
  request of the governor, with respect to any  matter  related  to  human
  services generally.
  The  board  as constituted shall continue as a division of the executive
  department.
2. The board  shall  consist  of  fifteen  members  appointed  by  the
  governor by and with the consent of the senate. At the expiration of the
  term  of  any member of the board his successor shall be appointed for a
  term of five years.