N.Y. Senate Rules Rule 2, § 1: No title

Section 1. The Senate shall be composed of three conferences; the

Republican Conference, the Democratic Conference and the Independent

Democratic Conference. Designation of the leaders and members of each

conference shall be filed in the Senate Journal upon the approval of the

Majority Coalition Leaders. The leaders of such conferences, referred to

in these rules as Conference Leaders, shall not serve in their

respective capacities for longer than eight years. The Republican

Conference and the Independent Democratic Conference shall together

comprise the Majority Coalition. The Republican Conference Leader and

the Independent Democratic Conference Leader shall together be the

Majority Coalition Leaders.