Section 7703. State board for social work

A state board for social work
  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, practice,  and  conduct
  in  accordance  with section sixty-five hundred eight of this title. The
  board shall be composed of not less than twelve members, of  which  five
  shall be licensed clinical social workers, five shall be licensed master
  social workers and two members of the public. Members of the first board
  need  not be licensed prior to their appointment to the board. The terms
  of the first appointed members shall  be  staggered  so  that  four  are
  appointed  for  three years, four are appointed for four years, and four
  are appointed for five years. An executive secretary to the board  shall
  be   appointed  by  the  board  of  regents  on  recommendation  of  the
  commissioner and shall be licensed pursuant to this article.