N.Y. Education Law § 7403: State board for public accountancy

§ 7403. State board for public accountancy. A state board for public

accountancy 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 twenty licensed

accountants, not less than fifteen of whom shall be licensed as

certified public accountants in this state, and the board should be kept

in such proportion if it is ever increased. An executive secretary to

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

of the commissioner and shall be a certified public accountant licensed

in this state.