{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-const.-art.-v-4","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Const. art. V, § 4","heading":"Department heads","body":"§ 4. The head of the department of audit and control shall be the\ncomptroller and of the department of law, the attorney-general. The head\nof the department of education shall be The Regents of the University of\nthe State of New York, who shall appoint and at pleasure remove a\ncommissioner of education to be the chief administrative officer of the\ndepartment. The head of the department of agriculture and markets shall\nbe appointed in a manner to be prescribed by law. Except as otherwise\nprovided in this constitution, the heads of all other departments and\nthe members of all boards and commissions, excepting temporary\ncommissions for special purposes, shall be appointed by the governor by\nand with the advice and consent of the senate and may be removed by the\ngovernor, in a manner to be prescribed by law.","path":["Constitution","Article V. Officers and Civil Departments"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CNS/A5S4","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"6af1253e61f6a56193bf0b40867b87abbbb86e4edf16f8b7ee77c74c18b49d80","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-const.-art.-v-3","next":"us-ny/n.y.-const.-art.-v-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}