N.Y. General Business Law § 433: Powers of the secretary of state

§ 433. Powers of the secretary of state. In addition to the powers and

duties elsewhere prescribed in this article, the secretary of state

shall have power: 1. To appoint an adequate number of assistants,

inspectors and other employees as may be necessary to carry out the

provisions of this article, to prescribe their duties, and to fix their

compensation within the amount appropriated therefor.

2. To examine into the qualifications and fitness of applicants for

licenses or certificates and of prospective applicants under this

article.

3. To require all persons licensed or registered under this article to

submit to physical examination by a physician or nurse practitioner

selected by the secretary of state.

4. To keep records of all licenses issued, suspended or revoked.

5. To prepare a manual of rules and regulations for the conduct of

examinations and to furnish copies thereof to persons desiring the same

upon payment of a reasonable fee therefor.

6. To adopt such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the

provisions of this article, as may be necessary with respect to the form

and content of applications for licenses, the reception thereof, the

investigation and examination of applicants and/or prospective

applicants taking examinations and their qualifications, and the other

matters incidental or appropriate to the secretary of state's powers and

duties as prescribed by this article and for the proper administration

and enforcement of the provisions of this article, and to amend or

repeal any of such rules and regulations.

7. To grant a temporary license to engage in the practice of

barbering, in his own discretion, where a situation exists which will

render a hardship on a community to be without a licensed barber. Such

temporary license shall be granted to a holder of a certificate of

registration as an apprentice who has had some training or experience in

the practice of barbering and shall be valid only as long as the

secretary of state may decide, or as long as the hardship condition

exists.