Title EXC, Executive

§ 321. Definitions. The following terms as used in this article shall\nhave the following meanings.\n 1. "Board" shall mean the board of directors of the institute.\n 2. "Institute" shall mean the New York state Martin Luther King, Jr.\ninstitute for nonviolence established by s…

§ 322. The New York state Martin Luther King, Jr. institute for\nnonviolence. 1. There is hereby created the New York state Martin Luther\nKing, Jr. institute for nonviolence. The institute shall be a public\ncorporation and its membership shall consist of thirteen members as\nf…

§ 323. Powers and duties. The institute shall have the following\npowers and duties:\n 1. To conduct research and undertake studies, particularly of an\ninterdisciplinary or of a multi-disciplinary nature, into the causes of\nviolence and other social conflicts, and peace and no…

§ 324. Fellowships. The institute may establish fellowships, through\nthe provisions of financial assistance in the form of stipends, grants\nor loans or other assistance, to individuals to enable them to pursue\nscholarly inquiry and study other appropriate forms of strategies …

§ 325. Grants. The institute may undertake to provide financial\nassistance in the form of grants or loans and may contract with public\nand private educational institutions, including primary and secondary\nschools and community colleges, and with other public and private\nenti…

§ 326. Reporting. The institute shall provide a report of an audit to\nthe governor of the state of New York and each house of the legislature\nno later than six months following the close of each fiscal year. The\nreport shall set forth the scope of the audit and include such\n…

§ 327. Contributions to the institute. The institute may receive\ngrants and contributions from any public or private source to the extent\nauthorized by law.\n

§ 328. Definitions. When used in this article:\n 1. "Licensing examination" means any test or examination that is given\nin New York and used to determine whether an applicant will be licensed,\ncertified, admitted, or otherwise permitted to practice any profession,\nbusiness, t…

§ 328-a. Special administrations. When any licensing examination is\nadministered on a day of religious observance, a special administration\nof such licensing examination or an equivalent examination shall be\noffered to any affected test subject as soon after or before as is\n…

§ 329. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission. 1. A state commission is\nhereby created to develop, promote, coordinate and review plans and\nactivities statewide for the annual commemoration and celebration of the\nbirthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in accordance with chapter …

§ 330. Legislative findings and statement of purpose. The rising toll\nof deaths and injuries resulting from highway accidents is a matter of\nstate concern. Although the state and local governments presently are\nactive in virtually all areas of highway safety, no formal mechan…

§ 331. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following\nterms shall have the following meanings:\n 1. "State highway safety program" means all highway safety programs\nconducted by the state and political subdivisions of the state.\n 2. "Approved local highway safet…

§ 332. State highway safety program. 1. Notwithstanding any\ninconsistent provision of law, general, special or local, the governor\nis hereby empowered to contract and to do all other things necessary or\nconvenient in behalf of the state to secure the full benefits available\n…

§ 333. Local highway safety programs. 1. The governor or his designee\nis hereby empowered to promulgate rules and regulations establishing\nstandards and procedures relating to the content, coordination,\nsubmission and approval of local highway safety programs. Such rules and\…

§ 334. Federal aid. 1. The department of taxation and finance shall\naccept and receive any and all grants of money awarded to the state and\nits political subdivisions under the federal highway safety act of\nnineteen hundred sixty-six, and acts amendatory or supplemental there…

§ 370. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as\nthe "New York state uniform fire prevention and building code act".\n

§ 371. Statement of legislative findings and purposes. 1. The\nlegislature hereby finds and declares that:\n a. The present level of loss of life, injury to persons, and damage to\nproperty as a result of fire demonstrates that the people of the state\nhave yet to receive the ba…

§ 372. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall\nhave the meaning ascribed to them, unless the context otherwise\nrequires:\n 1. "Administrator" means the state fire administrator established\npursuant to article six-C of this chapter.\n 2. "Areas of publi…

§ 373. Required immediate applicability of existing state codes. 1.\nThe state building construction code provided for in article eighteen of\nthis chapter, as added by chapter eight hundred of the laws of nineteen\nhundred fifty-one and the state building conservation and fire\…

§ 373-a. Code comparison study and report. 1. Examination and study\nof the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code. a. The\nsecretary, through the department of state's code division, shall\nperform, oversee, and/or commission a study comparing the New York sta…

* § 373-b. Standards for single-exit, single stairway multi-unit\nresidential buildings study. The council shall conduct a study relating\nto standards for egress including provisions for multi-unit residential\nbuildings above three stories, up to at least six stories. Such stu…

§ 374. State fire prevention and building code council. 1. There is\nhereby created and established in the department of state a council, to\nbe known as the state fire prevention and building code council. Such\ncouncil shall consist of the secretary of state, as chairperson, t…

§ 375. Powers of the council. The council is authorized and empowered:\n1. To subpoena witnesses, take testimony, compel production of books and\nrecords and to hold public hearings. The secretary may designate one or\nmore members of the council, or one or more officers or empl…

§ 376. Powers of the secretary. The secretary is authorized and\nempowered: 1. To assign to the council such officers and employees of\nthe department as he may deem necessary from time to time to assist the\ncouncil in carrying out its functions and duties under this article.\n…

§ 376-a. Code enforcement training and certification. 1. For the\npurpose of this section, the term code enforcement personnel shall mean\na code enforcement official certified pursuant to this section charged\nwith enforcement of the uniform fire prevention and building code or…

§ 377. New York state uniform fire prevention and building code. 1.\nThe council shall formulate a uniform fire prevention and building code\nwhich shall take effect on the first day of January, nineteen hundred\neighty-four. The council may from time to time amend particular\np…

§ 378. Standards for New York state uniform fire prevention and\nbuilding code. The uniform code shall address the following subjects:\n 1. Standards for the construction of all buildings or classes of\nbuildings, or the installation of equipment therein, including standards\nfo…

§ 379. Incorporation of higher standards by council upon\nrecommendation of local government; local building regulations. 1.\nExcept in the case of factory manufactured homes, intended for use as\none or two family dwelling units or multiple dwellings of not more than\ntwo stori…

§ 380. Granting authority. The secretary shall administer a program of\nlocal assistance to aid local governments in the administration and\nenforcement of locally adopted or state promulgated building and fire\ncodes. Said program of local assistance shall conform to the\nrequi…

§ 381. Administration and enforcement of the New York state uniform\nfire prevention and building code and the New York state energy\nconservation construction code. 1. The secretary shall promulgate rules\nand regulations prescribing minimum standards for administration and\nen…

§ 382. Remedies. 1. In addition to and not in limitation of any power\notherwise granted by law, every local government and its authorized\nagents shall have the power to order in writing the remedying of any\ncondition found to exist in, on or about any building in violation of…

§ 382-a. Buildings with truss type construction; notice requirements\nand enforcement. 1. All commercial and industrial structures that\nutilize truss type construction shall be marked by a sign or symbol in a\nmanner sufficient to warn persons conducting fire control and other\…

§ 382-b. Residential buildings with truss type, pre-engineered wood or\ntimber construction; notice requirements. 1. a. Any person utilizing\ntruss type, pre-engineered wood or timber construction for the erection\nof any new residential structure, for any addition to an existin…

§ 383. Construction with other laws; severability. 1. The provisions\nof this article and of the uniform fire prevention and building code\nshall supersede any other provision of a general, special or local law,\nordinance, administrative code, rule or regulation inconsistent or…

§ 390. Display of American flag on uniforms of public employees.\nNotwithstanding any other law, any public employee required to wear a\nuniform during the course of public employment shall not be deemed to\nviolate any law, rule, code or regulation regulating the style or\nappe…

§ 4. Secretary and counsel to the governor. A secretary to the\ngovernor shall be appointed by the governor, and shall receive a salary\nto be fixed by the governor within the amount appropriated therefor. It\nshall be the duty of such secretary to assist the governor in matters…

§ 4-a. Chief diversity officer. A chief diversity officer for the\nstate shall be appointed by the governor and shall receive a salary to\nbe fixed by the governor within the amount appropriated therefor. The\nchief diversity officer's responsibilities shall include the followin…

§ 4-b. Chief disability officer. 1. Persons with disabilities comprise\na major segment of the state of New York's population and their\nparticular needs and concerns must be considered as an integral part of\nthe planning and implementation of all state programs and services\na…

§ 40. Department of audit and control; comptroller. There shall\ncontinue to be in the state government a department of audit and\ncontrol.\n 1. The head of the department of audit and control shall be the\ncomptroller. He shall be paid an annual salary of one hundred fifty-one\…

§ 400. Legislative findings and objectives. The American flag is the\nsymbol of our country, of the ideals embodied in our constitution, and\nis the symbol of the spirit which should animate our institutions. It is\nthe emblem of freedom in its truest and best sense, signifying\…

§ 401. Definitions. As used in this article, unless a different\nmeaning clearly appears from the context, the following terms shall have\nthe following meanings:\n 1. "Flag" shall mean the flag of the United States of America.\n 2. "Public building" shall mean all buildings inc…

§ 402. Application. The rules and procedures for display and use of\nthe flag set forth in this article shall govern the display of the flag\non all public buildings within the state and shall supersede any\ncontrary rule or custom of state or local agencies governing display\np…

§ 403. Rules; manner of display. The following rules and customs shall\nbe deemed the proper manner to display the flag:\n 1. The flag shall be displayed only from sunrise to sunset on\nbuildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, the flag\nmay be displayed at ni…

§ 403-a. Display of prisoner of war and missing in action flag. 1.\nEvery county outside the city of New York, city, town, and village is\nencouraged to display the prisoner of war and missing in action flag at\nthe building housing its local legislative body on all days on whic…

§ 403-b. Display of flag in certain parks. Any state park of this\nstate with developed facilities for public use shall display the flag\ndaily in an area where it is viewed by the public. Such display shall be\nin accordance with the rules and customs deemed proper for display\…

§ 41. Deputies and assistants; undertakings. 1. The comptroller shall\nappoint eight deputies, one of whom shall be the first deputy\ncomptroller. Such deputies shall receive annual salaries to be fixed by\nthe comptroller within amounts appropriated therefor. Each of such\ndepu…

§ 41-a. Deputy comptroller for the city of New York. In addition to\nthe deputies otherwise authorized by law, the comptroller shall, by and\nwith the advice and consent of the senate, appoint a deputy comptroller\nfor the city of New York. Such deputy may be removed or replaced…

§ 411. Purpose of article. The purpose of this article is to put into\neffect those measures most suitable to supplement and aid in\ncoordinating the work of existing religious and social institutions for\nthe prevention of delinquency and youth crime, and the advancement of\nth…

§ 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 t…

§ 419. Rules and regulations. The office may adopt, amend or rescind\nall rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this\narticle, including the objective that state aid hereunder shall be\ngranted uniformly throughout the state, having regard for varying\nc…