N.Y. Executive Law § 412: Definitions

§ 412. Definitions. As used in this article,

1. "Office" shall mean the office of children and family services

established in the department of family assistance by chapter four

hundred thirty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-seven.

2. "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of children and family

services, designated as the head of the office of children and family

services by chapter four hundred thirty-six of the laws of nineteen

hundred ninety-seven.

3. "Youth" shall mean any person under twenty-one years of age.

4. "Municipality" shall mean a county, or a city having a population

of one million or more.

5. "Youth development program" shall mean a local program designed to

accomplish the broad purposes of this article subject to the rules and

regulations of the office; provided however, the term "youth development

program" shall not include approved runaway programs or transitional

independent living support programs as such terms are defined in section

five hundred thirty-two-a of this chapter.

6. "State aid" shall mean payments by the state to a municipality for

or toward the cost of establishment, operation and/or maintenance of

approved youth programs in accordance with the provisions of this

article.

7. "Youth board" shall mean the citizen board of a youth bureau.

8. "Municipal youth bureau" shall mean either:

a. In a city having a population of one million or more, the New York

City department of youth and community development, or a successor

entity;

b. A youth bureau that engages in activities, including, but not

limited to, the operation, administration or monitoring of youth

development programs, throughout a particular county; or

c. A youth bureau that engages in activities, including, but not

limited to, the operation, administration or monitoring of youth

development programs, throughout two or more particular counties, in

accordance with subdivision five of section four hundred twenty-two of

this article.

9. "Local youth bureau" shall mean a youth bureau, not included within

the definition of municipal youth bureau pursuant to subdivision eight

of this section, that engages in activities, including, but not limited

to, the operation, administration or monitoring of youth development

programs, throughout a particular village, town or city.