N.Y. LEG Law § 7-G

§ 7-g. Senate historian. The temporary president of the senate may\nappoint an official historian, who shall compile an annual record of\nsignificant senate accomplishments during each year and submit to the\ntemporary president such written record within one hundred twenty days\nafter the close of each session. The historian shall serve without\ncompensation, at the pleasure of the temporary president, and be\nresponsible for preparation of the history of the senate during such\ntemporary president's tenure.\n Appointment as senate historian shall be made from names submitted by\nthe deputy majority and the minority leaders of the senate. No person\nshall simultaneously hold the positions of assembly historian and senate\nhistorian.\n