N.Y. Education Law § 8205: State board for speech-language pathology and audiology

§ 8205. State board for speech-language pathology and audiology. A

state board for speech-language pathology and audiology 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

consist of not less than seven members, three of whom shall be

audiologists and four of whom shall be speech-language pathologists.

Each speech-language pathologist and audiologist on the board shall be

licensed and have practiced in this state for at least five years, as

provided under this article except that the members of the first board

need not be licensed prior to their appointment to the board. An

executive secretary to the board shall be appointed by the board of

regents on recommendation of the commissioner.