Section 327. New York state 911 board membership

1. The board shall consist
  of thirteen members who shall be selected as follows:
    (a)  one  shall be the secretary of state, or his or her designee, who
  shall be the chairperson of the board;
    (b) one shall be the commissioner of criminal justice services, or his
  or her designee;
    (c) five shall be appointed by the governor; provided,  however,  that
  no more than two such appointments made pursuant to this paragraph shall
  be  from the same category of members as provided for in subdivision two
  of this section;
    (d) three shall be appointed by the governor upon  the  recommendation
  of  the  temporary  president  of the senate; provided, however, that no
  more than one such appointment made pursuant to this paragraph shall  be
  from  the same category of members as provided for in subdivision two of
  this section; and
    (e) three shall be appointed by the governor upon  the  recommendation
  of the speaker of the assembly; provided, however, that no more than one
  such  appointment made pursuant to this paragraph shall be from the same
  category of members as provided for in subdivision two of this section.
    2. The members appointed upon  the  recommendation  of  the  temporary
  president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly, and the members
  appointed  by  the governor pursuant to paragraph (c) of subdivision one
  of this section, shall be representative of chiefs of police,  sheriffs,
  fire  chiefs  and  departments,  ambulance  service providers, including
  proprietary or volunteer ambulance services,  county  911  coordinators,
  emergency  managers, local elected officials, wireless telephone service
  suppliers, service suppliers or representatives of consumer interests.
    3. Each board member shall be appointed for  a  term  of  four  years.
  Vacancies  in the board occurring otherwise than by expiration of a term
  shall be filled for the  unexpired  term  in  the  same  manner  as  the
  original  appointment. The board shall meet as frequently as it may deem
  necessary and at least four times each year on such dates as agreed upon
  by the board. The board may approve and from time to time  amend  bylaws
  in  relation  to  its  meetings  and  the transaction of its business. A
  majority of the members of the board then in office shall  constitute  a
  quorum  for the transaction of any business or the exercise of any power
  by the board.
    4. Members of the  board  shall  receive  no  compensation  for  their
  services,  but  shall  be  reimbursed  for actual and necessary expenses
  incurred by them in the performance of their duties. Notwithstanding any
  inconsistent provisions of law, no officer or employee of the  state  or
  any  political  subdivision  of  the  state shall forfeit such office or
  employment by reason of acceptance or appointment as  a  member  of  the
  board. For purposes of section thirteen of article thirteen of the state
  constitution,  membership on the board by a sheriff shall not constitute
  public office.
    5. Article two of the state administrative  procedure  act  shall  not
  apply,  provided,  however,  that  the  board  shall  publicly  post the
  standards proposed pursuant to section  three  hundred  twenty-eight  of
  this article no later than forty-five days prior to their adoption. Such
  standards  shall  be  posted  in  appropriate  publications,  the  state
  register  and  on  the  department  of  state's  website.  During   such
  forty-five  day  period,  the  board  shall  receive and consider public
  comment on the proposed standards before adopting final standards.  Upon
  final  adoption,  those  standards  adopted  pursuant  to  section three
  hundred twenty-eight of this article  shall  be  posted  in  appropriate
  publications,  the  state  register  and  on  the  department of state's
  website.

    6. The board shall be subject to articles six and seven of the  public
  officers law.