N.Y. Assembly Rules Rule 4, § 3: Sub-committees

§ 3. Sub-committees. A sub-committee of a standing committee created

pursuant to paragraph four of subdivision c of section one of Rule I

shall be comprised of at least three members of the standing committee;

provided, however that there shall be at least one minority member on

each subcommittee. The chairperson of such standing committee may

request that a sub-committee report back to the committee within a

specified period of time with respect to the following: analysis and

recommendations regarding a bill referred to the standing committee;

recommendations for proposed legislative action; and the findings and

recommendations of the sub-committee resulting from any hearings,

studies or investigations relating to matter within the jurisdiction of

the standing committee. Any report issued by a sub-committee to a

standing committee must be in writing and indicate any dissenting

opinion. Meetings of sub-committees shall be subject to the provisions

of article seven of the Public Officers Law known as the "Open Meetings

Law".