Title EXC, Executive

§ 943. Utilization of other agency assistance. To effectuate the\npurposes of this article, any department, division, board, bureau,\ncommission or agency of the state or of any political subdivision\nthereof shall, at the request of the council, provide to the council\nsuch fac…

§ 95. Legislative manual. The secretary of state, at the expense of\nthe state, may in each odd-numbered year prepare and publish the\nlegislative manual. The manual shall contain the constitution of the\nUnited States and of the state of New York, diagrams of the senate and\nas…

§ 950. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall\nhave the following meanings:\n 1. "Internal control". A process that integrates the activities,\nplans, attitudes, policies, systems, resources and efforts of the people\nof an organization working together,…

§ 951. Internal control responsibilities. 1. The head of each state\nagency shall:\n a. establish and maintain for the agency guidelines for a system of\ninternal control that are in accordance with this article and internal\ncontrol standards;\n b. establish and maintain for th…

§ 952. Internal audit responsibilities. 1. The director of the\ndivision of the budget, after reviewing the evaluation of the head of\neach state agency as to the need for an internal audit function, shall\nissue and, at the director's discretion, periodically revise a schedule\…

§ 953. Independent audits of the executive chamber and the division of\nthe budget. 1. At least once every three years, the independent\ncertified public accountant or accountants selected pursuant to this\nsection shall conduct audits of the internal controls of the executive\n…

§ 954. Independent audits of the department of audit and control and\nthe department of law. 1. At least once every three years, the\nindependent certified public accountants selected pursuant to this\nsection shall conduct audits of the internal controls of the department\nof a…

* § 957. Temporary statewide health advisory board. 1. There is hereby\ncreated in the executive department a temporary statewide health\nadvisory board, hereafter referred to in this section as the "board",\nwhich shall consist of the commissioner of health, the commissioner of…

§ 958. Lyme and tick-borne diseases working group. 1. There is hereby\ncreated in the executive department a Lyme and tick-borne diseases\nworking group consisting of the:\n (a) commissioner of health;\n (b) commissioner of the office of mental health;\n (c) commissioner of envi…

§ 96. Fees and refunds. Except as otherwise provided by section\nninety-six-a of this chapter, the department of state shall collect the\nfollowing fees:\n 1. For searching the records of the department for the availability of\na corporate, limited partnership or limited liabili…

§ 96-a. Fees for services rendered pursuant to the uniform commercial\ncode. 1. In case of conflict between this section and any other\nprovision of law, this section shall control.\n 2. The secretary of state shall determine the type and amount of all\nfees to be collected by t…

§ 960. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as\nthe "Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve Act."\n

§ 961. Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby declares it to\nbe in the public interest to protect and manage the South Shore Estuary\nSystem as a single integrated estuary. It is further in the public\ninterest to establish a council made up of representatives of state…

§ 961-a. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds\nthat the tidal waters located between the southern shore of Long Island\nand the coastal barrier beaches constitute a maritime region of\nstatewide importance, referred to as the South Shore Estuary.\n The l…

§ 962. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall\nmean and include:\n 1. "Council" shall mean the Long Island South Shore Estuary reserve\ncouncil created by section nine hundred sixty-four of this article.\n 2. "Department" shall mean the secretary of stat…

§ 963. Designation of planning entity or entities. The secretary of\nstate, after consultation with the council, shall designate a planning\nentity or entities for the purposes of assisting the council in\nconducting research and developing the plan.\n

§ 964. Long Island South Shore Estuary reserve council. 1. There is\nhereby established a Long Island South Shore Estuary reserve council to\nassist in the development, advise in the implementation, and review the\neffectiveness of a comprehensive management plan for the Long Is…

§ 964-a. Powers of the council. The council shall have the following\npowers:\n 1. To conduct or contract for necessary planning, scientific and\nenvironmental studies pertaining to the reserve, where insufficient data\nexists;\n 2. To utilize, to the extent feasible, the staff …

§ 964-b. Duties of the council. The council shall have the following\nduties:\n 1. To meet not less than once every two months until the adoption of\nthe plan and to encourage attendance at such meeting of representatives\nof local governments and interested parties affected by …

§ 965. Advisory committees to the council. The council shall establish\nadvisory committees to make recommendations and provide guidance to the\ncouncil for the preparation and implementation of the comprehensive\nmanagement plan. A citizens advisory committee, technical advisor…

§ 966. Comprehensive management plan. 1. The purpose of the plan is to\nmake recommendations to integrate and coordinate existing programs and\nstudies; mitigate pollution; balance preservation, recreation and\neconomic development; protect appropriate existing investment; and\n…

§ 967. Cooperation of state and municipal agencies. The council may\nrequest and shall be provided with such cooperation, assistance,\nservices and data, to the maximum extent feasible, subject to the\napproval of such agency, from any department, advisory board, task\nforce, co…

§ 968. Acceptance of monies. The designated planning entity or\nentities may accept any grant or appropriation from federal, state and\nmunicipal sources and any gift for use to carry out the provisions of\nthis article. An application from a designated planning entity or\nentit…

§ 969. Limitations on the regulation of hunting, fishing and\nrecreational activities. Nothing in this article shall be interpreted to\nauthorize the regulation of hunting, fishing, trapping, possession of\nwildlife or other recreational activities in the reserve, except as\noth…

§ 97. Completing unfinished papers. The secretary of state shall have\npower to complete and sign and certify in his own name, adding to his\nsignature the date of so doing, all records of incorporation papers and\nother papers left incomplete or unsigned by any of his predecess…

§ 97-a. Affirmation in lieu of oath. Any application for a license or\nregistration required by law to be filed with the department of state\nmay, in lieu of being acknowledged or sworn under oath, be subscribed by\nthe applicant and affirmed by him or her as true under penaltie…

* § 970. Affect on other laws. Nothing in this article shall affect\nthe police powers, local planning powers, zoning powers or authority to\nregulate any activity by villages, towns or counties within the reserve\nor the police powers of the state to regulate any activity withi…

* § 970. Statement of purpose. It is the purpose of this article to\nensure:\n 1. that all federal and state funds utilized for job training and job\ndevelopment programs are spent in the most economical, efficient and\neffective manner;\n 2. that unnecessary duplication and ove…

§ 970-a. Severability. The provisions of this article shall be\nseverable and if any portion thereof or the applicability thereof to any\nperson or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of this\narticle and the application thereof shall not be affected thereby.\n

§ 971. Definitions. Whenever used in this article:\n 1. "Act" means the federal Job Training Partnership Act as enacted\ninto law by Public Law 97-300.\n 2. "Council" means the committee, board or council established by the\ngovernor to meet the requirements of section one hundr…

§ 972. Job training and special services plan. 1. In developing the\njob training and special services plan required by section one hundred\ntwenty-one of the act, the governor shall provide guidelines and\ncriteria for coordinating the activities to be funded with moneys under\…

§ 974. Special coordinating functions of the council. 1. The council\nshall have the responsibility to:\n a. encourage the efficient and effective use of the entire range of\nworkforce preparation programs in operation in the state by (i) emphasis\nof this objective as it carrie…

§ 975. Assistance of other agencies. All agencies, departments,\ndivisions, boards, officers and public corporations of the state shall\ncooperate with the council and provide whatever assistance the commitee\nmay require to fulfill its purposes. Assistance may include, but need…

§ 98. Copies of amendments to rules for admission of attorneys. The\nsecretary of state must cause to be published in the next ensuing volume\nof the session laws each amendment of the rules established by the court\nof appeals for the admission of attorneys and counselors, file…

§ 980. Definition. For purposes of this article, "workforce\npreparation program" shall mean a program that provides targeted\neducational, occupational or training services for the purpose of\neffecting the employability of the participant, provides training or\nemployment serv…

§ 981. Program implementation. 1. On or before September first,\nnineteen hundred eighty-nine and every September first thereafter, each\nstate agency administratively responsible for workforce preparation\nactivities shall prepare a separate program plan for each workforce\npre…

§ 982. Evaluation. 1. The evaluation component of each program plan\nshall, at a minimum, include the following:\n (a) a statement on legislative history and intent;\n (b) a statement of program objectives which identifies outcomes\nattributable to the program, anticipated perfo…

§ 99. Central state registry of security guards. 1. The department\nshall collect information and maintain, on a current basis, a registry\nof all security guards and applicants for registration cards in the\nstate. Such registry shall include, but not be limited to, with respec…

§ 990. Legislative findings. 1. The legislature finds that the\nchildren of this state are at the same time both our most important\nresource and our most vulnerable citizens. Children best develop their\nunique potential in a caring and healthy family environment either with\nt…

§ 991. Family policy guidelines. All state and local government\nprograms should be guided by the following principles:\n 1. Families are best served by comprehensive programs which are\ndirected towards all aspects of individual and family development.\n 2. Families who are the…

§ 992. Implementation of the family policy. The family policy shall be\nimplemented by the state council on children and families pursuant to\nparagraph (f) of subdivision two of section 483-b of the social services\nlaw.\n

§ 995. Definitions. When used in this article, the following words and\nterms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:\n 1. For purposes of general forensic analysis the term "forensic\nlaboratory" shall mean any laboratory operated by the state or unit of\nloca…

§ 995-a. Commission on forensic science. 1. There is hereby created in\nthe executive department, the commission on forensic science, which\nshall consist of the following fourteen members: (a) the commissioner\nof the division of criminal justice services who shall be chair of …

§ 995-b. Powers and duties of the commission. 1. The commission shall\ndevelop minimum standards and a program of accreditation for all\nforensic laboratories in New York state, including establishing minimum\nqualifications for forensic laboratory directors and such other\npers…

§ 995-c. State DNA identification index. 1. Following the promulgation\nof a policy by the commission pursuant to subdivision nine of section\nnine hundred ninety-five-b of this article, the commissioner of criminal\njustice services is authorized to promulgate a plan for the\ne…

§ 995-d. Confidentiality. 1. All records, findings, reports, and\nresults of DNA testing performed on any person shall be confidential and\nmay not be disclosed or redisclosed without the consent of the subject\nof such DNA testing. Such records, findings, reports and results sh…

§ 995-e. Applicability. This article shall not apply to a forensic DNA\nlaboratory operated by any agency of the federal government, or to any\nforensic DNA test performed by any such federal laboratory.\n

§ 995-f. Penalties. Any person who (a) intentionally discloses a DNA\nrecord, or the results of a forensic DNA test or analysis, to an\nindividual or agency other than one authorized to have access to such\nrecords pursuant to this article or (b) intentionally uses or receives\n…

§ 996. Community advisory board for the modernization and\nrevitalization of SUNY Downstate health sciences university. 1. Advisory\nboard established. (a) There shall be established the advisory board for\nthe modernization and revitalization of SUNY Downstate (hereinafter\nref…