NY Const, art V, § 3 · Article V. Officers and Civil Departments
Assignment of functions; number of departments may be reduced
Text — Law content up to date as of June 5, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 3. Subject to the limitations contained in this constitution, the legislature may from time to time assign by law new powers and functions to departments, officers, boards, commissions or executive offices of the governor, and increase, modify or diminish their powers and functions. Nothing contained in this article shall prevent the legislature from creating temporary commissions for special purposes or executive offices of the governor and from reducing the number of departments as provided for in this article, by consolidation or otherwise.
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