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§  442-i.  State  real  estate  board.  1. There is hereby established  within the department of state a state real  estate  board  which  shall  consist  of  the  secretary  of  state,  the  executive  director of the  consumer protection board, and thirteen  additional  members.  At  least  five  of  these members shall be "real estate brokers", each of whom, at  the time of appointment, shall be  licensed  and  qualified  as  a  real  estate  broker  under  the  laws  of  New York state and shall have been  engaged in the real estate business in this state for a  period  of  not  less  than  ten years prior to appointment.  The remaining members shall  be "public members" who shall not be real estate licensees.    2. The thirteen members shall be appointed as follows:  seven  members  shall  be  appointed by the governor, three of whom shall be real estate  brokers and four of whom shall be public members; two members  shall  be  appointed by the temporary president of the senate, one of whom shall be  a  real  estate  broker  and  one  of whom shall be a public member; two  members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one  of  whom  shall  be a real estate broker and one of whom shall be a public member;  one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate,  who  shall  be either a real estate broker or a public member; and one member  shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly, who shall  be  either a real estate broker or a public member.    3.   Each appointed member shall serve for a term of two years; at any  point during such term the appointed member may be removed by the person  who appointed such member.  In the event that any of said members  shall  die  or  resign  during  the  term  of  office,  the  successor shall be  appointed in the same way and with the same qualifications as set  forth  above.    A member may be reappointed for successive terms but no member  shall serve more than ten years in his or her lifetime.    4. A majority of members currently  serving  on  the  board  shall  be  required in order to pass any resolution or to approve any matter before  the  board.  The  secretary  of state shall be chairperson of the board.  The vice-chairperson and a secretary shall be  elected  from  among  the  members.  A  board member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings  shall forfeit the seat unless  the  secretary  of  state,  upon  written  request  from the member, finds that the member should have been excused  from a meeting because of illness or death of a family member.    5. Each member of the board shall receive no compensation  other  than  reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses.    6.  The board shall meet no fewer than three times per year and at the  call of the secretary of state or a majority of the board.  In  addition  to  regularly  scheduled  meetings of the board, there shall be at least  one public hearing each year in New York city, one public  hearing  each  year  in  Buffalo,  and one public hearing each year in Albany. At least  fifteen days prior to the  holding  of  any  of  these  public  hearings  pursuant  to this subdivision, the board shall give public notice of the  hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in  each  area  where  the  public  meeting is to be held. The purpose of these hearings shall be to  solicit  from  members  of  the  public,  suggestions,   comments,   and  observations about real estate practice in New York state.

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§  442-i.  State  real  estate  board.  1. There is hereby established  within the department of state a state real  estate  board  which  shall  consist  of  the  secretary  of  state,  the  executive  director of the  consumer protection board, and thirteen  additional  members.  At  least  five  of  these members shall be "real estate brokers", each of whom, at  the time of appointment, shall be  licensed  and  qualified  as  a  real  estate  broker  under  the  laws  of  New York state and shall have been  engaged in the real estate business in this state for a  period  of  not  less  than  ten years prior to appointment.  The remaining members shall  be "public members" who shall not be real estate licensees.    2. The thirteen members shall be appointed as follows:  seven  members  shall  be  appointed by the governor, three of whom shall be real estate  brokers and four of whom shall be public members; two members  shall  be  appointed by the temporary president of the senate, one of whom shall be  a  real  estate  broker  and  one  of whom shall be a public member; two  members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one  of  whom  shall  be a real estate broker and one of whom shall be a public member;  one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate,  who  shall  be either a real estate broker or a public member; and one member  shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly, who shall  be  either a real estate broker or a public member.    3.   Each appointed member shall serve for a term of two years; at any  point during such term the appointed member may be removed by the person  who appointed such member.  In the event that any of said members  shall  die  or  resign  during  the  term  of  office,  the  successor shall be  appointed in the same way and with the same qualifications as set  forth  above.    A member may be reappointed for successive terms but no member  shall serve more than ten years in his or her lifetime.    4. A majority of members currently  serving  on  the  board  shall  be  required in order to pass any resolution or to approve any matter before  the  board.  The  secretary  of state shall be chairperson of the board.  The vice-chairperson and a secretary shall be  elected  from  among  the  members.  A  board member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings  shall forfeit the seat unless  the  secretary  of  state,  upon  written  request  from the member, finds that the member should have been excused  from a meeting because of illness or death of a family member.    5. Each member of the board shall receive no compensation  other  than  reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses.    6.  The board shall meet no fewer than three times per year and at the  call of the secretary of state or a majority of the board.  In  addition  to  regularly  scheduled  meetings of the board, there shall be at least  one public hearing each year in New York city, one public  hearing  each  year  in  Buffalo,  and one public hearing each year in Albany. At least  fifteen days prior to the  holding  of  any  of  these  public  hearings  pursuant  to this subdivision, the board shall give public notice of the  hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in  each  area  where  the  public  meeting is to be held. The purpose of these hearings shall be to  solicit  from  members  of  the  public,  suggestions,   comments,   and  observations about real estate practice in New York state.

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Statutes > New-york > Rpp > Article-12-a > 442-i

§  442-i.  State  real  estate  board.  1. There is hereby established  within the department of state a state real  estate  board  which  shall  consist  of  the  secretary  of  state,  the  executive  director of the  consumer protection board, and thirteen  additional  members.  At  least  five  of  these members shall be "real estate brokers", each of whom, at  the time of appointment, shall be  licensed  and  qualified  as  a  real  estate  broker  under  the  laws  of  New York state and shall have been  engaged in the real estate business in this state for a  period  of  not  less  than  ten years prior to appointment.  The remaining members shall  be "public members" who shall not be real estate licensees.    2. The thirteen members shall be appointed as follows:  seven  members  shall  be  appointed by the governor, three of whom shall be real estate  brokers and four of whom shall be public members; two members  shall  be  appointed by the temporary president of the senate, one of whom shall be  a  real  estate  broker  and  one  of whom shall be a public member; two  members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one  of  whom  shall  be a real estate broker and one of whom shall be a public member;  one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate,  who  shall  be either a real estate broker or a public member; and one member  shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly, who shall  be  either a real estate broker or a public member.    3.   Each appointed member shall serve for a term of two years; at any  point during such term the appointed member may be removed by the person  who appointed such member.  In the event that any of said members  shall  die  or  resign  during  the  term  of  office,  the  successor shall be  appointed in the same way and with the same qualifications as set  forth  above.    A member may be reappointed for successive terms but no member  shall serve more than ten years in his or her lifetime.    4. A majority of members currently  serving  on  the  board  shall  be  required in order to pass any resolution or to approve any matter before  the  board.  The  secretary  of state shall be chairperson of the board.  The vice-chairperson and a secretary shall be  elected  from  among  the  members.  A  board member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings  shall forfeit the seat unless  the  secretary  of  state,  upon  written  request  from the member, finds that the member should have been excused  from a meeting because of illness or death of a family member.    5. Each member of the board shall receive no compensation  other  than  reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses.    6.  The board shall meet no fewer than three times per year and at the  call of the secretary of state or a majority of the board.  In  addition  to  regularly  scheduled  meetings of the board, there shall be at least  one public hearing each year in New York city, one public  hearing  each  year  in  Buffalo,  and one public hearing each year in Albany. At least  fifteen days prior to the  holding  of  any  of  these  public  hearings  pursuant  to this subdivision, the board shall give public notice of the  hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in  each  area  where  the  public  meeting is to be held. The purpose of these hearings shall be to  solicit  from  members  of  the  public,  suggestions,   comments,   and  observations about real estate practice in New York state.