N.Y. Legislative Law § 61: Subcommittees

§ 61. Subcommittees. Whenever any committee of either house or a joint

committee of both houses of the legislature shall be required to make an

inquiry or investigation, such committee may appoint a subcommittee of

not less than three of its own members to make such inquiry or

investigation, and to take testimony in relation thereto; and such

committee or subcommittee and the chairman thereof shall respectively

have all the powers and authority, which are conferred by law upon any

committee which is authorized to send for persons or papers, or upon the

chairman thereof. No subcommittee shall have the power to take testimony

at a private hearing or at a public hearing unless at least two of its

members are present at such hearing.