N.Y. Educ. Law § 7403
A state board for public accountancy shall be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the board of regents and the department on matters of professional licensing and professional conduct in accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight of this title. The board shall be composed of not less than twenty licensed accountants, not less than fifteen of whom shall be licensed as certified public accountants in this state, and the board should be kept in such proportion if it is ever increased. An executive secretary to the board shall be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of the commissioner and shall be a certified public accountant licensed in this state.
N.Y. Educ. Law § 7403