N.Y. Exec. Law § 412

§ 412. Definitions. As used in this article,\n 1. "Office" shall mean the office of children and family services\nestablished in the department of family assistance by chapter four\nhundred thirty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-seven.\n 2. "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of children and family\nservices, designated as the head of the office of children and family\nservices by chapter four hundred thirty-six of the laws of nineteen\nhundred ninety-seven.\n 3. "Youth" shall mean any person under twenty-one years of age.\n * 4. "Municipality" shall mean a county, or a city having a population\nof one million or more.\n * NB Effective until December 31, 2021\n * 4. "Municipality" shall mean a county, city, village, town, that\npart of a town not included within the boundaries of a village, or a\nschool district (if approved for such purpose by the commissioner, in\ninstances where no other municipality, overlapping such school district\nin whole or part, is receiving state aid pursuant to this article or\nupon such other basis as the commissioner shall by regulation\ndetermine). Municipality may mean an Indian reservation, subject to\nrules and regulations of the office.\n * NB Effective December 31, 2021\n * 5. "Youth development program" shall mean a local program designed\nto accomplish the broad purposes of this article subject to the rules\nand regulations of the office; provided however, the term "youth\ndevelopment program" shall not include approved runaway programs or\ntransitional independent living support programs as such terms are\ndefined in section five hundred thirty-two-a of this chapter.\n * NB Effective until December 31, 2021\n * 5. "Youth program" shall mean a "youth bureau," "recreation project"\nor "youth service" project established under prior authorizing\nlegislation establishing a temporary state youth commission as well as\nsimilar local programs designed to accomplish the broad purposes of this\narticle. The definition, determination and classification of youth\nprograms shall be subject to approval by the office in accordance with\nrules and regulations adopted by it.\n * NB Effective December 31, 2021\n 6. "State aid" shall mean payments by the state to a municipality for\nor toward the cost of establishment, operation and/or maintenance of\napproved youth programs in accordance with the provisions of this\narticle.\n 7. "Youth board" shall mean the citizen board of a youth bureau.\n * 8. "Municipal youth bureau" shall mean either:\n a. In a city having a population of one million or more, the New York\nCity department of youth and community development, or a successor\nentity;\n b. A youth bureau that engages in activities, including, but not\nlimited to, the operation, administration or monitoring of youth\ndevelopment programs, throughout a particular county; or\n c. A youth bureau that engages in activities, including, but not\nlimited to, the operation, administration or monitoring of youth\ndevelopment programs, throughout two or more particular counties, in\naccordance with subdivision five of section four hundred twenty-two of\nthis article.\n * NB Repealed December 31, 2021\n * 9. "Local youth bureau" shall mean a youth bureau, not included\nwithin the definition of municipal youth bureau pursuant to subdivision\neight of this section, that engages in activities, including, but not\nlimited to, the operation, administration or monitoring of youth\ndevelopment programs, throughout a particular village, town or city.\n * NB Repealed December 31, 2021\n