N.Y. EDN Law § 611

§ 611. Liberty scholarship advisory committee. There is hereby\ncreated a liberty scholarship advisory committee, which shall consist of\neleven persons appointed by the governor, two of whom shall be upon the\nrecommendation of the president pro tem of the senate and two of whom\nshall be upon the recommendation of the speaker of the assembly. Such\nmembers shall serve at the pleasure of the governor, except that those\nrecommended by other authorities shall serve at the pleasure of such\nrecommending authorities, and shall include, but not be limited to,\nrepresentatives of secondary schools, business and industry, labor and\nnonprofit or voluntary organizations. In addition to such eleven\nmembers, the president of the higher education services corporation, the\ncommissioner of education, the chancellor of the state university of New\nYork, the chancellor of the city university of New York and the\npresident of the commission of independent colleges and universities\nshall serve on the committee as ex-officio members. The governor shall\ndesignate one member to serve as chairperson of the committee. No later\nthan April first, nineteen hundred eighty-nine, such committee shall\nprepare a plan that (i) identifies counseling and support services for\nstudents available from institutions of higher education, secondary\nschools, government agencies, business and industry, labor, nonprofit\norganizations and volunteers and (ii) proposes ways in which such\ncounseling and support services can be coordinated to promote continuity\nof counseling and support. In addition, the advisory committee shall\nmake recommendations as to the implementation of such plan and shall\nperiodically report on the degree to which such plan has been\nsuccessfully implemented. The president, commissioner and the\nchancellors of the public universities shall make available personnel to\nact as staff for the committee. The members of the committee shall\nreceive no compensation for their services, but shall be entitled to\nreimbursement for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the\nperformance of their duties.\n