N.Y. Executive Law § 500: Office of children and family services; commissioner

§ 500. Office of children and family services; commissioner. 1. There

is hereby continued in the department of family assistance an autonomous

office of children and family services. The head of such office shall be

the commissioner of children and family services, who shall be appointed

by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, and

shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The commissioner may

appoint such officers, employees, agents and consultants as he or she

may deem necessary, prescribe their duties, fix their compensation and

provide for reimbursement of their expenses within the amounts available

therefor by appropriation.

2. The commissioner may promulgate, adopt, amend or rescind rules and

regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this article,

provided, however, that such rules and regulations shall be strictly

limited in their application to the means and methods of compliance with

the provisions of this article.

3. Whenever the division for youth or its director is referred to in

any provision of this chapter or in any other law, such reference shall

be deemed to refer to the office of children and family services or the

commissioner of children and family services.