Title EXC, Executive

§ 548-a. Legislative findings and intent. Many recent studies have pointed out that although New York has an array of human services and programs that are spread across numerous state programmatic and regulatory agencies, there is no unified strategy for service delivery. Althou…

§ 548-b. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. "Committee" shall mean the neighborhood based initiatives oversight committee established in accordance with section five hundred forty-eight-e of this article. 2. "Eligible applicant" shall mean a not-for-profit private or publi…

§ 548-c. Neighborhood based initiatives project; services and activities. 1. Project establishment. Neighborhood based initiative projects shall be established pursuant to this article. Each approved project shall have as its primary components an action plan, the creation of a …

§ 548-d. Application for funding. 1. Application process. In response to a request for proposals, an eligible applicant may submit an application for funding for a project to the department, which shall receive all such applications on behalf of the committee. The department sha…

§ 548-e. Neighborhood based initiatives oversight committee. 1. Establishment. A neighborhood based initiatives oversight committee shall be established to oversee the implementation of the provisions of this article and shall consist of representatives of the following agencies…

§ 548-f. Administration. 1. Responsibilities of the department. a. Unless otherwise prescribed, the department or its designee shall be responsible for the administration of the provisions of this article. b. In consultation with the committee, the department shall develop and d…

§ 548-g. Evaluation. 1. The committee shall conduct two evaluations of the implementation and effectiveness of this article: a compilation of individual project evaluations to be conducted in accordance with criteria established in paragraph d of subdivision one of section five …

§ 548-h. Reports. The committee shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature on or before the first day of March of each year subsequent to a year in which funds have been awarded under this article to implement neighborhood based initiatives regarding the activitie…

§ 55. Responsibilities of covered agencies, state officers and employees. 1. Every state officer or employee in a covered agency shall report promptly to the state inspector general any information concerning corruption, fraud, criminal activity, conflicts of interest or abuse b…

§ 550. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Executive director" shall mean the executive director of the justice center for the protection of people with special needs. 2. "Mental hygiene facility" shall mean a facility…

§ 551. The justice center for the protection of people with special needs. 1. There is hereby created within the executive department a justice center for the protection of people with special needs ("justice center" or "center"). Such justice center shall be headed by an execut…

§ 552. Organization of the justice center. 1. The justice center shall house the vulnerable persons' central register created in section four hundred ninety-two of the social services law and shall perform all of the necessary functions related to the receipt and acceptance of r…

§ 553. Powers and duties of the justice center. The justice center shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To create and establish the statewide vulnerable persons' central register, as set forth in section four hundred ninety-two of the social services law, which shall i…

§ 554. Codes of conduct. 1. The justice center shall adopt and amend, as appropriate, codes of conduct for all custodians as defined in subdivision two of section four hundred eighty-eight of the social services law who have or will have regular and direct contact with vulnerabl…

§ 555. Justice center medical review board; organization. (a) There shall be within the justice center a medical review board. The board shall be composed of up to fifteen members, including specialists in forensic pathology, psychiatry, internal medicine and addiction medicine …

§ 556. Functions, powers and duties of the board. The justice center medical review board shall have the following functions, powers and duties: (a) make a preliminary determination whether the death of a patient or resident in a residential facility within the meaning of subdiv…

§ 557. Reports to the justice center. Every director or other person in charge of a residential facility within the meaning of subdivision four of section four hundred eighty-eight of the social services law operated, licensed or certified by an office of the department of menta…

§ 558. Access to records and facilities. (a) The justice center must be granted access at any and all times to any facility or provider agency as defined in subdivision four of section four hundred eighty-eight of the social services law, and, consistent with federal law, to all…

§ 559. New York State interagency coordinating council for services to persons who are deaf, deaf-blind, or hard of hearing. 1. Subject to an appropriation, the justice center shall have the central responsibility for administering the provisions of this section and otherwise co…

§ 56. Jurisdiction. 1. This article shall, subject to the limitations contained herein, confer upon the office of the inspector general of New York for transportation investigative and prosecutorial power over criminal and unethical conduct involving individuals serving at a sen…

§ 560. Annual report. The justice center shall make an annual report to the governor and legislature concerning its work during the preceding year. Such report shall be posted on the justice center's website and shall be provided to the independent agency designated pursuant to …

§ 561. Advisory council. 1. There shall be within the justice center an advisory council consisting of no less than fifteen members to be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Members shall be appointed on the basis of their professional and perso…

§ 562. Abuse and neglect notification. 1. (a) Upon receiving a request for criminal history information, pursuant to section eight hundred forty-five-b of this chapter, for a prospective employee or volunteer of a facility or provider licensed, operated, or certified by the offi…

§ 57. Establishment and organization. 1. There shall be an office of the inspector general of New York for transportation in the executive department. The head of the office shall be the inspector general of New York for transportation. 2. The inspector general shall be appointe…

§ 575. New York state office for the prevention of domestic violence. 1. Establishment of office. There is hereby established within the executive department the "New York state office for the prevention of domestic violence", hereinafter in this section referred to as the "offi…

§ 576. Informational materials on economic abuse. 1. In furtherance of the activities required in subdivision three of section five hundred seventy-five of this article, the office shall create informational materials on economic abuse and describe how it is a form of domestic v…

§ 58. Functions and duties. The inspector general of New York for transportation shall have the following duties and responsibilities: 1. receive, investigate, and prosecute complaints from any source, or upon his or her own initiative, concerning allegations of corruption, conf…

§ 580. Emergency services council. 1. Creation; members. There is hereby created in the department of state an emergency services council, the members of which shall be the directors of the office of fire prevention and control, the bureau of emergency medical services and the s…

§ 6. Examination and inspection by the governor. The governor is authorized at any time, either in person or by one or more persons appointed by him for the purpose, to examine and investigate the management and affairs of any department, board, bureau or commission of the state…

§ 60. Department of law. There shall continue to be in the state government a department of law. The head of the department of law shall be the attorney-general who shall receive an annual salary of one hundred fifty-one thousand five hundred dollars.

§ 600. Application. This title shall be applicable to persons and business entities engaged in the manufacture, sale, installation and service of manufactured homes and to purchasers thereof.

§ 601. Definitions. For the purposes of this title, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Business entity" means a corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity. 2. "Delivered condition…

§ 602. Certification required. 1. On and after July first, two thousand six, no person or business entity shall manufacture, including the manufacture outside the state of New York for sale into the state of New York, sell, install or service any manufactured home in the state o…

§ 603. Warranty seals; notice to the department. 1. Before a manufactured home may be installed in this state, the manufacturer shall obtain from the department a New York state manufacturer's warranty seal and attach the seal to the manufactured home in the manner to be prescri…

§ 604. Powers of the department. The department shall have the following powers and duties with respect to manufactured housing: 1. To create and maintain a registry accessible to the public which shall include, but not be limited to the following information: (a) a listing of c…

§ 605. Resolution of disputes regarding manufactured homes. 1. Any homeowner, retailer, manufacturer, installer, mechanic or lending entity may file a complaint with the department as a state administrative agency seeking resolution of an allegation that a substantial defect exi…

§ 606. Training and continuing education. 1. Beginning January first, two thousand six, all persons certified as an installer or mechanic, must obtain initial training, including, but not limited to the standards for proper installation of a manufactured home. Such training shal…

§ 607. Penalties for violation of this article. Any person or business entity found guilty, after a hearing, of a violation of this article, except for the provisions of section six hundred nine of this article, may be required to pay a civil penalty of not more than one thousan…

§ 608. Fees. The department shall, by regulation, establish reasonable fees for obtaining certification, obtaining warranty and installation seals and for instructional services, training and continuing education pursuant to this article. Such fees shall be paid and deposited in…

§ 609. State administrative agency requirements. 1. In carrying out\nits responsibilities and obligations pursuant to 42 USC 5401, et seq.,\nthe department, by authorized representatives, may enter, at reasonable\ntimes, any factory, warehouse or establishment in which manufactu…

§ 61. Solicitor general. There shall be in the department of law a solicitor general who shall be appointed by the attorney-general and who shall perform such duties in the place and stead of the attorney-general as may lawfully be assigned to him. The attorney-general shall fix…

§ 610. State certified installers. Manufacturers and retailers may as a condition of the sale of a manufactured home require that the home be installed by a state certified installer and may recommend a particular installer or installers. Manufacturers shall not void a warranty …

§ 611. Manufactured housing advisory council. 1. There is hereby established within the department a manufactured housing advisory council. The advisory council shall consist of fifteen members to be appointed as follows: a. Four members shall be appointed by the governor; one o…

§ 612. Powers and duties of the advisory council. The advisory council shall have the following functions, powers, and duties: 1. To assist in the development of certification requirements and fees, warranty seal requirements and fees, and warranty standards for manufacturers an…

§ 615. Definitions. For the purposes of this title, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Manufactured home" shall have the same meaning as provided in subdivision seven of section six hundred one of this article. 2. "Identical development specifications and…

§ 616. Manufactured homes as single-family dwellings in residential districts. A manufactured home that is affixed to a permanent foundation and conforms with the identical development specification and standards, including general aesthetic and architectural standards, applicab…

§ 617. Manufactured home parks to be consistent. Manufactured home parks may be established or existing parks expanded consistent with the provisions of this title and consistent with the identical development specification and standards, including general aesthetic and architec…

§ 62. Assistants. 1. The attorney-general may appoint such assistant attorneys-general, deputy assistant attorneys-general and attorneys as he may deem necessary and fix their compensation within the amounts appropriated therefor. Whenever deputy or deputy attorney-general is re…

§ 620. Declaration of policy and legislative intent. The legislature recognizes that many innocent persons suffer personal physical injury or death as a result of criminal acts. Such persons or their dependents may thereby suffer disability, incur financial hardships, or become …

§ 621. Definitions. For the purposes of this article: 1. "Office" shall mean the office of victim services. 2. "Claimant" shall mean the person filing a claim pursuant to this article. 3. "Crime" shall mean (a) an act committed in New York state which would, if committed by a me…