§ 852. New York state workforce investment board. 1. Creation and\nconstitution. (a) The governor shall establish a board, within the\ndepartment, to be known as the New York state workforce investment\nboard. The board shall be composed of forty-nine members, including the\nfollowing permanent members: the governor; two members of the senate,\nappointed by the temporary president of the senate; two members of the\nassembly, appointed by the speaker of the assembly; the commissioners of\nlabor, education, of children and family services, temporary and\ndisability assistance and economic development; the chair of the urban\ndevelopment corporation and the chancellor of the state university of\nNew York.\n (b) The remaining thirty-seven members of the board shall be appointed\nby the governor as follows:\n (i) twenty-five representatives of business who:\n (A) are owners of businesses, chief executives or operating officers\nof businesses, and other business executives or employers with optimum\npolicymaking or hiring authority, including members of local workforce\ninvestment boards;\n (B) represent businesses with employment opportunities that reflect\nthe employment opportunities of the state;\n (C) are appointed from among individuals nominated by state business\norganizations and business trade associations; and\n (D) include one representative from each of the state's five largest\nindustry sectors as determined by the department;\n (ii) two chief elected officials (representing both cities and\ncounties, where appropriate);\n (iii) four representatives of labor organizations, who have been\nnominated by the New York State American Federation of Labor and\nCongress of Industrial Organizations;\n (iv) two representatives of individuals and organizations that have\nexperience with respect to youth activities, nominated by state youth\norganizations;\n (v) two representatives of individuals and organizations that have\nexperience and expertise in the delivery of workforce investment\nactivities, including chief executive officers of community colleges and\ncommunity-based organizations nominated by associations representing\ncommunity colleges and community-based organizations within the state;\n (vi) one member who is a veteran nominated from a list provided by the\nNew York State American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial\nOrganizations; and\n (vii) one member with experience in mature worker issues nominated\nfrom a list provided by the New York State American Federation of Labor\n- Congress of Industrial Organizations.\n (c) Members of the board that represent organizations, agencies, or\nother entities shall be members with optimum policymaking authority\nwithin such organizations, agencies or entities. The members of the\nboard shall represent diverse regions of the state, including urban,\nrural and suburban areas.\n (d) Members, excluding those specifically designated permanent\nmembers, shall be appointed for the following terms: ten members shall\nbe appointed for one year; ten members shall be appointed for two years;\nand nineteen members shall be appointed for three years. Thereafter, the\nterms of new members or members reappointed shall be three years.\n (e) The board membership of any appointee described in paragraph (b)\nof this subdivision shall cease upon a change in such member's\nqualifying status. In such event, the governor shall appoint a new\nmember representing the same interest as that originally represented by\nsuch member.\n (f) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve the balance of\nthe term that was vacated.\n (g) Members of the board shall receive no compensation, but shall be\nentitled to reimbursement for any necessary expenses incurred in\nconnection with the performance of their duties.\n (h) The board shall meet no less than quarterly each calendar year.\n 2. Chairperson. The governor shall select a chairperson for the board\nfrom among the represen
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