N.Y. Labor Law § 1000: Definitions

§ 1000. Definitions. For purposes of this article:

1. "Certifying employment" means either completing the employer

sections of the public service loan forgiveness form or sharing data

directly with the U.S. department of education that corresponds to the

information required for the public service loan forgiveness form.

2. "Employee" means someone who works for a public service employer,

regardless of whether the public service employer considers that work to

be full-time or part-time, contingent, or contracted.

3. "Full-time" for the purpose of certifying employment only means

working at least an average of thirty hours per week or at least an

average of thirty hours per week throughout a contractual or employment

period of at least eight months in a twelve-month period, such as

elementary and secondary school teachers, provided, however, that should

the U.S. department of education adopt a lower hourly standard, that

standard shall apply.

4. "Public service employer" means any employer designated as a public

service organization or employer by the U.S. department of education for

the purpose of the public service loan forgiveness program. The term

shall include any state, county, city or other local government

employer, including any office, department, independent agency, school

district, public college or university system, public library system,

authority, or other body, including the legislature and the judiciary,

as well as any employer that has received designation as a tax-exempt

organization pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue

Code. For the purposes of this article, this term does not include a

federal or tribal nation government organization, agency, or entity.

5. "Public service loan forgiveness form" means the form used by the

U.S. department of education to certify an individual's employment at a

public service organization and determine eligibility for the purposes

of the public service loan forgiveness program.

6. "Public service loan forgiveness program" means the federal loan

forgiveness program established pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m) and

administered pursuant to 34 C.F.R 685.219, as of the effective date of

this article.