§ 206. Authority to take testimony and conduct hearings. The regents,
any committee thereof, the commissioner of education, the deputy and any
associate and assistant commissioner of education and the counsel of the
department may take testimony or hear proofs relating to their official
duties, or in any matter which they may lawfully investigate. Hearings
by the regents pursuant to any of the provisions of this chapter may be
given by or before not less than three members of the regents designated
by the regents or by the chancellor of the university to hold such
hearings, but any decision or determination in such proceedings shall be
made by the regents.