N.Y. Education Law § 7103: State board for optometry

§ 7103. State board for optometry. A state board for optometry shall

be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of the

commissioner for the purpose of assisting the board of regents and the

department on matters of professional licensing and professional conduct

in accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight of this title. The

board shall be composed of not less than seven optometrists who shall

have been residents of this state engaged in the practice of optometry

for at least five years in this state. An executive secretary to the

board shall be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of

the commissioner.