Title EXC, Executive

§ 42. Supervision of money paid into court. The comptroller shall\nhave power, at any time, to examine the books, papers, records and\naccounts of any public office or officer of the state, or of any\nsubdivision of the state in anywise relating to moneys or securities\npaid int…

§ 420. State aid. 1. a. (1) Each municipality operating a youth\ndevelopment program approved by the office of children and family\nservices shall be eligible for one hundred percent state reimbursement\nof its qualified expenditures, subject to available appropriations and\nexc…

§ 421. Withholding state aid. The office may authorize or require the\ncomptroller to withhold the payment of state aid to any municipality in\nthe event such municipality alters or discontinues without the approval\nof the office the operation of a plan approved by the office, …

§ 422. Youth bureaus. 1. a. Any city, town or village desiring to\nestablish a local youth bureau may apply to the municipality which such\ncity, town or village is located within, for approval of its plans. The\napplication shall be in writing, specifying the nature of the prog…

§ 423. Grants; raising and paying over of local funds. 1. The office,\nwith the approval of the governor, may accept as agent of the state any\ngift or grant for any of the purposes of this article. Any moneys so\nreceived may be expended by the office to effectuate any of the p…

§ 424. Report and recommendations. The office shall make an annual\nreport to the governor and legislature which shall include its\nrecommendations and program with respect to the provisions of this\narticle.\n

§ 425. Interpretation. This article shall be liberally construed in\norder to effectuate its purpose.\n

§ 426. Constitutionality. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section\nor part of this article shall for any reason be adjudged by any court of\ncompetent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,\nimpair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confin…

§ 43. Examiners. 1. Whenever the comptroller may deem it necessary to\nenable him to perform the duties imposed upon him by law with regard to\nthe inspection, examination and audit of the fiscal affairs of the state\nor of the several officers, departments, institutions, public…

§ 430. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as\nthe bingo control law.\n

§ 431. Purpose of article. The purpose of this article is to implement\nsection nine of article one of the state constitution, as amended by\nvote of the people at the general election in November, nineteen hundred\nfifty-seven. The legislature hereby declares that the raising o…

§ 432. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall\nhave the following meanings:\n 1. "Control commission" or "commission" shall mean the New York state\ngaming commission created pursuant to section one hundred two of the\nracing, pari-mutuel wagering and br…

§ 434. Utilization of other agency assistance. To effectuate the\npurposes of this article, the governor may authorize any department,\ndivision, board, bureau, commission or agency of the state or of or in\nany political subdivision thereof to provide such facilities, assistanc…

§ 435. Powers and duties of the commission. 1. The commission shall\nhave the power and it shall be its duty to:\n (a) Supervise the administration of the bingo licensing law and adopt,\namend and repeal rules and regulations governing the issuance and\namendment of licenses the…

§ 436. Hearings; immunity. 1. A hearing upon any investigation or\nreview authorized by this article or by article fourteen-h of the\ngeneral municipal law may be conducted by two or more members of the\ncommission or by a hearing officer duly designated by the commission, as\nt…

§ 437. Place of investigations and hearings; witnesses; books and\ndocuments. The commission may conduct investigations and hearings\nwithin or without the state and shall have power to compel the\nattendance of witnesses, the production of books, records, documents and\nother e…

§ 438. Privilege against self-incrimination. The willful refusal to\nanswer a material question or the assertion of privilege against\nself-incrimination during a hearing upon any investigation or review\nauthorized by this article or by article fourteen-h of the general\nmunici…

§ 439. Filing and availability of rules and regulations. A copy of\nevery rule and regulation adopted and promulgated by the commission\nshall be filed in the office of the secretary of state before it shall\nbecome effective and copies thereof shall be made available to the\nva…

§ 439-a. Municipality to file copies of local laws and ordinances;\nreports. Each municipality in which the bingo licensing law shall be\nadopted shall file with the commission a copy of each local law or\nordinance enacted pursuant thereto within ten days after the same has\nbe…

§ 44. Records and data in aid of audit; destruction of certain papers.\n1. Where powers and duties of the comptroller relate to moneys, funds or\nsecurities of the state, or to state appropriations, or to funds and\nsecurities administered under state supervision, or to obligati…

§ 45. Authority to represent the state as owner of abutting property.\nWhenever by law owners of property abutting upon a street or highway, or\nany number or percentage thereof, are authorized to petition or\notherwise initiate any proceeding respecting the use, occupation or\n…

§ 450. State council on developmental disabilities. 1. There is hereby\nestablished, within the executive department, a state council on\ndevelopmental disabilities, to perform those duties and functions\nrequired by the federal developmental disabilities services and\nfacilitie…

§ 46. Office of welfare inspector general. 1. There is hereby created\nin the department of audit and control an office of welfare inspector\ngeneral. The head of the office shall be the welfare inspector general,\nwho shall be appointed by the comptroller, by and with the advic…

§ 47. Organization of offices; officers and employees. 1.\nNotwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the welfare inspector\ngeneral may, from time to time, subject to the approval of the state\ncomptroller, create, abolish, transfer and consolidate divisions,\nbureaus a…

§ 48. General functions, powers and duties of office of welfare\ninspector general. The office of welfare inspector general, by and\nthrough the welfare inspector general, or his duly authorized deputy,\ndirector, assistant, officer or employee, shall have the following\nfunctio…

§ 480. Declaration of purpose. The legislature finds and determines\nthat:\n 1. The public perception of the state's rural regions has been\ncharacterized by inaccurate awareness or understanding; therefore many\nexisting laws, regulations, policies and programs have not complet…

§ 481. Definitions. When used in this article:\n 1. "Office" means the state office of rural affairs created by this\narticle.\n 2. "Director" means the chief administrative officer of the state\noffice of rural affairs.\n 3. "State agency" means any department, office, council,…

§ 482. State office of rural affairs. 1. There is hereby created in\nthe executive department an office of rural affairs. The head of the\noffice shall be the director of rural affairs who shall be appointed by\nthe governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, and who sh…

§ 483. General functions, powers and duties. The state office of rural\naffairs by and through the director or his duly authorized officers and\nemployees, shall have the following functions, powers and duties:\n 1. To serve as a clearinghouse and provide comprehensive informati…

§ 484. Assistance of other state agencies. To effectuate the purposes\nof this article, the director may request and shall be entitled to\nreceive from any state agency, and the same are authorized to provide,\nsuch assistance, service, facilities, and data as will enable the of…

§ 485. Functions, powers and duties of other departments and state\nagencies. Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed to derogate\nor detract in any way from the functions, powers, or duties prescribed\nby law of any other department of the state or to interrupt or pre…

§ 486. Comprehensive grant information. 1. The office shall request\nsuch specific information as the director determines to be necessary\nconcerning assistance programs and grants administered by federal, state\nand local agencies, individuals and corporations designed to enhan…

§ 487. Implementation of services. 1. Services rendered by this office\nshall be made available without charge, provided that nothing contained\nherein shall relieve an applicant of any part of existing fees or\ncharges established for the review and approval of grant applicatio…

§ 488. Participation of federal and local agencies, individuals and\ncorporations. 1. Federal and local agencies, individuals and\ncorporations involved in the administration of a program grant or\ntechnical assistance effort for rural development and revitalization,\nshall be e…

§ 489. Temporary assignment or permanent transfer of personnel. The\ndirector, in consultation with the head of the state agency involved and\nwith the approval of the director of the budget, may provide for the\ntemporary or permanent assignment or transfer of officers and empl…

§ 49. Cooperation and assistance of other agencies. The office of\nwelfare inspector general may request from any department, board,\nbureau, commission or other agency of the state and its political\nsubdivisions, and the same are authorized and directed to provide, such\ncoope…

§ 490. Reports to the governor and the legislature. The office shall\nhereafter make an annual report, to be received on or before February\nfirst, to the governor and the legislature concerning the assistance\nactivities undertaken by the office, recommendations for legislative…

§ 491. Contract authority. The office is hereby empowered to enter\ninto any agreement or contract with any private or public agencies,\ncorporations or individuals necessary or convenient to carry out the\nprovisions of this article.\n

§ 5. Executive records. The governor shall cause to be kept in the\nexecutive chamber or in the appropriate state office:\n 1. Journals of the daily transactions of his office.\n 2. Registers, containing classified statements of such transactions.\n 3. Separate registers contain…

§ 50. Referral of evidence. 1. Upon the discovery of evidence of the\ncommission of a crime by any person, the welfare inspector general shall\nrefer such evidence to the district attorney of the county in which the\nalleged crime occurred, for the appropriate action of such dis…

§ 500. Office of children and family services; commissioner. 1. There\nis hereby continued in the department of family assistance an autonomous\noffice of children and family services. The head of such office shall be\nthe commissioner of children and family services, who shall …

§ 501. General functions, powers and duties of division. The division\nfor youth shall have the following functions, powers and duties: 1. To\ndevelop policies and plans for improving the administration of division\nfacilities and the delivery of services therein.\n 2. To establ…

§ 501-a. Actions against persons designated foster parents of the\ndivision; defense and indemnification. The provisions of section\nseventeen of the public officers law shall apply to persons designated\nfoster parents whose duties involve the care, treatment or supervision\nof…

§ 501-b. Intervention as of right; notice. The division for youth,\npursuant to paragraph one of subdivision (a) of section ten hundred\ntwelve of the civil practice law and rules, shall be permitted to\nintervene in any action involving an appeal from a decision of any Court\no…

§ 501-c. Confidentiality. 1.(a) Records or files of youths kept by the\ndivision for youth shall be deemed confidential and shall be safeguarded\nfrom coming to the knowledge of and from inspection or examination by\nany person other than one authorized to receive such knowledge…

§ 501-d. Grants or gifts. The director of the division for youth, with\nthe approval of the governor, may accept as agent of the state any\ngrant, including federal grants, or any gift for any of the purposes of\nthis article. Any moneys so received may be expended by the divisi…

* § 501-e. Interstate compact for juveniles. The interstate compact\nfor juveniles is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other\njurisdictions legally joining therein in a form substantially as\nfollows:\n THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES\n ARTICLE I\n PURPOSE\…

* § 501-f. Commissioner for the interstate compact for juveniles.\nPursuant to subdivision B of article III of section five hundred one-e\nof this article, the commissioner shall be appointed by the governor in\nconsultation with the state council established pursuant to article…

* § 501-g. State council for interstate juvenile supervision. 1.\nPursuant to article IX of section five hundred one-e of this article,\nthere is hereby created within the office of children and family\nservices a state council for interstate juvenile supervision. The\ncouncil s…

* § 501-h. Detention and appointment of an attorney for the child in\nproceedings involving youth governed by the interstate compact for\njuveniles. 1. If a youth is detained under the interstate compact for\njuveniles established pursuant to section five hundred one-e of this\n…