Section 10.05. Institute for the Hudson River Collection; creation; board of directors; governance

1. The Institute for the Hudson River Collection  is hereby established under the  jurisdiction  of  the  New  York  state
  museum of the state education department.
    2.  The  institute  shall  consist  of  fifteen  members. Nine of such
  members shall be appointed by the governor by and with  the  advice  and
  consent  of  the senate, two of whom shall be the commissioner of parks,
  recreation and historic preservation, and the chairman of the  New  York
  state  council  on  the  arts  or his or her representative, two of whom
  shall be so appointed on recommendation of the  temporary  president  of
  the senate, two on recommendation of the speaker of the assembly, one on
  recommendation  of  the  minority  leader  of  the  senate  and  one  on
  recommendation of the minority leader of the assembly.   Each member  so
  appointed  shall  be  representative  of  those educational and cultural
  institutions of the state that hold significant collections  or  conduct
  continuing  research  and education programs on the cultural and natural
  history of the Hudson river area. The commissioner of education shall be
  a member and shall serve as chairman of  the  institute.  Five  of  such
  members  shall be appointed by the board of regents in consultation with
  the commissioner of education.
    3. The term of each member appointed by  the  governor  shall  be  for
  three  years  provided, however, that of the members first appointed (a)
  the members first appointed on recommendation of the temporary president
  of the senate and the speaker of the assembly shall be for terms  ending
  December  thirty-first,  nineteen  hundred ninety, provided however that
  persons first so appointed after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred
  ninety, shall be  appointed  for  terms  ending  December  thirty-first,
  nineteen   hundred  ninety-three;  and  (b)  the  persons  appointed  on
  recommendation of the minority leader of the  senate  and  the  minority
  leader  of  the  assembly  shall  be appointed for terms ending December
  thirty-first,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-nine,  provided  however   that
  persons first so appointed after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred
  eighty-nine,  shall be appointed for terms ending December thirty-first,
  nineteen hundred ninety-two. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired
  terms in the same manner as the original appointment. The  commissioners
  of  parks,  recreation  and  historic preservation and education and the
  chairman of the New York state council on  the  arts  shall  serve  only
  during his tenure as such official.
    4.  Members shall receive no compensation for their services but shall
  be allowed their reasonable expenses actually and  necessarily  incurred
  in  the  performance  of  their  duties, within the funds available from
  appropriations made  pursuant  to  section  ninety-two-q  of  the  state
  finance  law.  No  member  shall  be disqualified from holding any other
  public office or employment by reason of such  person's  appointment  or
  service  as  a member notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to
  the contrary.
    5. The institute shall conduct at least four regular meetings  a  year
  at such times and places as may be fixed by it.
    6.  Eight  members  shall  constitute  a quorum for the transaction of
  business and, unless a greater number is required by  the  by-laws,  the
  institute shall exercise its powers and duties by a vote of the majority
  of the total members of the commission then serving.
    7. The institute shall adopt by-laws governing the calling and conduct
  of  its  meetings and all other matters relating to its organization and
  internal operations.