N.Y. Const. art. XI, § 2: Regents of the University

§ 2. The corporation created in the year one thousand seven hundred

eighty-four, under the name of The Regents of the University of the

State of New York, is hereby continued under the name of The University

of the State of New York. It shall be governed and its corporate powers,

which may be increased, modified or diminished by the legislature, shall

be exercised by not less than nine regents.