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2021 New York Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 2 - The Department of Health
Title 1 - Officers and Employees
204 - Commissioner; Appointment; Term of Office.

Universal Citation: NY Pub Health L § 204 (2021)
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§ 204. Commissioner; appointment; term of office.  1. The commissioner
  shall  be  appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent
  of the senate and shall hold office until the end of  the  term  of  the
  governor  by  whom he was appointed and until his successor is appointed
  and has qualified.

2. The present commissioner shall be the head of  the  department  and
  shall hold office until the expiration of his present term and until his
  successor is appointed and has qualified. If, prior to the expiration of
  such  present  term, a vacancy shall occur or exist in the office of the
  commissioner it shall be filled by appointment by the governor,  by  and
  with the advice and consent of the senate, for a term expiring with that
  of the governor by whom the appointment was made.

3.  During his term of office the commissioner shall not engage in any
  occupation which conflicts with the performance of his official duties.

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