N.Y. Executive Law § 322: The New York state Martin Luther King, Jr

§ 322. The New York state Martin Luther King, Jr. institute for

nonviolence. 1. There is hereby created the New York state Martin Luther

King, Jr. institute for nonviolence. The institute shall be a public

corporation and its membership shall consist of thirteen members as

follows: the chancellor of the state university of New York, the

commissioner of education of the state of New York, the chairperson of

the New York state Martin Luther King, Jr. commission, and ten members

to be appointed by the governor. Of the members appointed by the

governor, one shall be a member of the New York state senate appointed

by the governor on the recommendation of the majority leader, one shall

be a member of the New York state senate appointed by the governor on

the recommendation of the minority leader, one shall be a member of the

New York state assembly appointed by the governor on the recommendation

of the speaker of the assembly, one shall be a member of the New York

state assembly appointed by the governor on the recommendation of the

minority leader; and six shall be members appointed by the governor, no

more than three of whom may be members of the same political party.

From among the ten directors appointed by him, the governor shall

appoint a chairperson who shall serve for a term of three years.

Members of the board of directors shall serve the following terms of

office:

(a) A member of the state legislature appointed to the board shall

serve for a single term not to exceed five years and shall serve as a

member only while he or she is a member of the legislature.

(b) Of the six directors appointed by the governor who are not members

of the legislature, three directors shall serve for terms of four years,

two directors shall serve for terms of three years, and one director

shall serve for a one year term. Thereafter, each director, except for a

director appointed to fill an unexpired term, shall serve for a five

year term. No director may serve on the board for more than ten years.

2. In the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of a director by

death, resignation or otherwise, the governor shall appoint a successor,

with the advice and consent of the New York state senate, to serve for

the balance of the unexpired term.

3. The board of directors shall provide for the holding of regular and

special meetings. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum

for the transaction of any business and, unless a greater number is

required by the by-laws of the corporation, the acts of a majority of

the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be

deemed to be the acts of the board.

4. The board of directors shall adopt by-laws for the corporation and

may appoint such officers and employees as it deems advisable and may

fix their compensation and prescribe their duties.

5. The directors appointed by the governor shall serve without salary,

but each director, including the chairperson shall be entitled to

reimbursement for such director's reasonable actual and necessary

expenses incurred in the performance of his or her official duties, and

except in the case of any director who serves as a member of the

legislature or serves in an ex officio capacity, a per diem allowance

when rendering services as such director.

6. No member of the board of directors shall participate in a decision

on the awarding of any grant or contract to an individual or

organization with whom such member is affiliated.

7. Directors other than the chancellor of the state university of New

York and the commissioner of education of the state of New York may

engage in private employment, or in a profession or business. The

corporation, its directors, officers and employees shall be subject to

the provisions of sections seventy-three and seventy-four of the public

officers law.