N.Y. PBH Law § 4210 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 42 / Title 2 / Section 4210
Deceased persons; right to dissect
Status: in_force

§ 4210. Deceased persons; right to dissect. The right to dissect the\nbody of a deceased person exists in the following cases:\n  1. In the cases prescribed by special statutes; or,\n  2. When the dissection is performed by or at the direction of (a) a\ncoroner who is a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state,\nor (b) a coroner's physician, or (c) a medical examiner of a county, or\nis performed at the direction jointly of a coroner and coroner's\nphysician, and is performed in the course of an investigation within the\njurisdiction of the officer performing or directing the dissection, or\nis performed upon the written request of a district attorney, or\nsheriff, or the chief of a police department of a city or county, or the\nsuperintendent of state police.\n  The commissioner shall adopt regulations to establish standard autopsy\nprotocols for any person under the age of one year who dies under\ncircumstances in which death is not anticipated by medical history or\nthe cause is unknown. Such regulations and autopsy protocols shall\ninclude but not be limited to (i) requirements for the performance of\nsuch autopsies, subject to the limitations provided for in section\nforty-two hundred ten-c of this title, and (ii) delineation of specific,\nstandardized methods for such autopsies. In developing and implementing\nsuch regulations and protocols, the commissioner shall consult with\nhealth professionals, families and other persons participating in the\nimplementation of the sudden infant death syndrome program authorized\npursuant to section twenty-five hundred-b of this chapter and at a\nminimum shall consult with an epidemiologist, a forensic pathologist, a\npediatric pathologist, a medical examiner, a county coroner and a\npediatrician with expertise in sudden infant death syndrome; or,\n  2-a. Where a person dies while under care or treatment at a general\nhospital (as defined by subdivision ten of section twenty-eight hundred\none of this chapter) or while recovering from such care or treatment,\nany autopsy report for such person shall be made available, by the\ncoroner or medical examiner under whose jurisdiction the autopsy was\nperformed, in a timely manner, to the hospital, for the purpose of\nongoing performance improvement of such hospital, including for the\npurposes of sections twenty-eight hundred five-j and twenty-eight\nhundred five-k of this chapter. All such reports in the possession of a\nhospital shall be subject to the provisions of section twenty-eight\nhundred five-m of this chapter.\n  3. Whenever and so far as the husband, wife or next of kin of the\ndeceased, being charged by law with the duty of burial, (a) may\nauthorize dissection for the sole purpose of ascertaining the cause of\ndeath, or (b) may authorize dissection for any other purpose by written\ninstrument which shall specify the purpose and extent of the dissection\nso authorized, and when a dissection is so authorized pursuant to this\nsubdivision the person authorizing the dissection also may designate a\nphysician licensed in any state or country to observe such dissection.\nIf the deceased has upon his person an identification card indicating\nhis opposition to the dissection or autopsy of his body no such\ndissection or autopsy shall be performed except as required by law; or,\n  4. Whenever any district attorney in this state, in the discharge of\nhis official duties, shall deem it necessary, he may exhume, take\npossession of, and remove the body of a deceased person, or any portion\nthereof, and submit the same to a proper physical or chemical\nexamination, or analysis, to ascertain the cause of death, and the same\nshall be made on the order of any justice of the supreme court of this\nstate, or the county judge of the county in which such dead body shall\nbe, which order shall be made on the application of the district\nattorney with or without notice to the relatives of the deceased person\nor to any person or corporation having the legal charge of such body, as\nthe court may direct. Said district attorney shall have power to direct\nany police officer or peace officer, acting pursuant to his special\nduties, of this state, or to employ such person, or persons as he may\ndeem necessary to assist him in exhuming, removing, obtaining possession\nof and examining physically or chemically such dead body or any portion\nthereof. The expense therefor shall be a county charge, to be paid by\nthe county treasurer on the certificate of the district attorney.\n  5. When an autopsy of the body is conducted of a deceased human who\nhas epilepsy or a history of seizures it shall include an investigation\nand determinations as to whether the deceased suffered a sudden\nunexpected death in epilepsy. In the event the deceased did suffer a\nsudden, unexpected death in epilepsy, such information shall be noted on\nthe death certificate and be reported to the North American SUDEP\nRegistry.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 903-B — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 18-A / Title 2 / Section 903-B
Albany county industrial development agency
Status: in_force

* § 903-b. Albany county industrial development agency. For the\nbenefit of the county of Albany and the inhabitants thereof, an\nindustrial development agency, to be known as the ALBANY COUNTY\nINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, is hereby established for the\naccomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in title one of\narticle eighteen-A of this chapter. It shall constitute a body corporate\nand politic, and be perpetual in duration. It shall have the powers and\nduties now or hereafter conferred by title one of article eighteen-A of\nthis chapter upon industrial development agencies and provided that the\nexercise of the powers by such agency with respect to the acquisition of\nreal property whether by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, shall be\nlimited to the corporate limits of the county of Albany, and such agency\nshall take into consideration the local zoning and planning regulations\nas well as the regional and local comprehensive land use plans. It shall\nbe organized in a manner prescribed by and be subject to the provisions\nof title one of article eighteen-A of this chapter. Its members shall be\nappointed by the governing body of the county of Albany. The agency, its\nmembers, officers and employees and its operations and activities shall\nin all respects be governed by the provisions of title one of article\neighteen-A of this chapter.\n  * NB Agency expires per §§ 856 and 882\n
N.Y. ELN Law § 7-206 — New York Code / Act ELN / Article 7 / Title 2 / Section 7-206
Testing of voting and ballot counting machines
Status: in_force

§ 7-206. Testing of voting and ballot counting machines. 1. The state\nboard of elections shall test every voting machine of a type approved\nafter September first, nineteen hundred eighty-six and every ballot\ncounting machine to insure that each such machine functions properly\nbefore such machines may be used in any election in this state.\n  2. Such testing shall include, but not be limited to, a verification\nof the authenticity and integrity of the resident vote tabulation\nprogramming in open, encrypted, compiled, assembled, or any other form,\nin each voting machine of such types, by comparison of such resident\nvote tabulation programming with the programming which was in the\nmachine of such type which was approved for use in this state and the\nrecording of at least eight hundred votes on each such voting machine\nand a sufficient number of votes on each such ballot counting machine,\nby a method which may be mechanical or electronic, to determine if such\nmachine accurately records such votes.\n  3. At least annually, the board of elections of each county in which\nany such voting or ballot counting machines are in use shall test each\nsuch machine in a manner prescribed by the state board of elections\nunder conditions supervised by such state board. Such tests shall\ninclude, but not be limited to the tests required by subdivision two of\nthis section.\n  4. Upon the discovery of a discrepancy during the recanvass required\nby subdivision three of section 9-208 of this chapter, the ballot\nscanner shall be retested pursuant to 9 NYCRR 6210.2. No ballot scanner\nshall be returned to service until any such discrepancy has been\nresolved.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 485-Y — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 4 / Title 2 / Section 485-Y
Vacant residential real property improvement exemption; certain cities
Status: in_force

§ 485-y. Vacant residential real property improvement exemption;\ncertain cities. 1. Construction of improvements to residential real\nproperty, provided that such real property was continuously vacant for a\nperiod of at least three years prior to such construction, initiated on\nor after January first, two thousand twenty-five in a city with a\npopulation of not less than seven thousand fifty and not more than seven\nthousand sixty, determined in accordance with the two thousand twenty\ncensus, may be exempt from city taxation as provided in this section.\n  2. (a)(i) During the construction period, such real property shall be\nfully exempt from city taxation, up to a period of eighteen months or\nuntil a certificate of occupancy is issued, whichever is sooner, on all\ncity taxation. For the purposes of this section, the term "construction\nperiod" shall mean the period of time beginning on the date which the\nactual construction of improvements to vacant residential real property,\npursuant to subdivision one of this section, lawfully begins in good\nfaith and ending on the date a certificate of occupancy has been issued.\n  (ii) (A) Upon the termination of the exemption provided for under\nsubparagraph (i) of this paragraph, such real property shall be exempt\nfor a period of one year to the extent of eighty per centum of the\nassessed value thereof and for an additional period of three years,\nprovided, however, that the extent of such exemption shall decrease by\ntwenty per centum each year during such additional period of three years\nand such exemption shall be computed with respect to the "exemption\nbase". For the purposes of this section, the term "exemption base" shall\nmean the assessed value as determined by the assessor in the initial\nyear of such four-year period following the termination of the exemption\nprovided for under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.\n  (B) The following table shall illustrate the computation of the city\ntax exemption:\n     Year of exemption        Percentage of exemption\n        1                            80\n        2                            60\n        3                            40\n        4                            20\n  (C) Exemptions granted pursuant to this section shall apply to real\nproperty taxes imposed for city purposes.\n  (b) No such exemption shall be granted unless: (i) such construction\nof improvements was commenced on or after the first day of January, two\nthousand twenty-five or such later date as may be specified by local\nlaw;\n  (ii) the residential real property is situate in a city with a\npopulation of not less than seven thousand fifty and not more than seven\nthousand sixty, determined in accordance with the two thousand twenty\ncensus; and\n  (iii) such construction is documented by a building permit, if\nrequired, for the improvements, or other appropriate documentation as\nrequired by the assessor.\n  3. Such exemption shall be granted only upon application by the owner\nof such real property on a form prescribed by the commissioner. Such\napplication shall be filed with the assessor of a city with a population\nof not less than seven thousand fifty and not more than seven thousand\nsixty, determined in accordance with the two thousand twenty census, on\nor before the appropriate taxable status date of such city and within\none year from the date of completion of such construction of\nimprovements.\n  4. If the assessor is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to an\nexemption pursuant to this section, they shall approve the application\nand such real property shall thereafter be exempt from taxation and\nspecial ad valorem levies by a city with a population of not less than\nseven thousand fifty and not more than seven thousand sixty, determined\nin accordance with the two thousand twenty census, as provided in this\nsection commencing with the assessment roll prepared after the taxable\nstatus date referred to in subdivision three of this section. The\nassessed value of any exemption granted pursuant to this section shall\nbe entered by the assessor on the assessment roll with the taxable\nproperty, with the amount of the exemption shown in a separate column.\n  5. In the event that real property granted an exemption pursuant to\nthis section ceases to be used primarily for eligible purposes, the\nexemption granted pursuant to this section shall cease.\n  6. A city with a population of not less than seven thousand fifty and\nnot more than seven thousand sixty, determined in accordance with the\ntwo thousand twenty census, may, by local law, establish a date for the\ncommencement of effectiveness of the exemption offered pursuant to this\nsection. A copy of all such local laws shall be filed with the\ncommissioner and the assessor of the city.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 489-FFF — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 4 / Title 2-C / Section 489-FFF
Approval of tax exemption
Status: in_force

§ 489-fff.  Approval of tax exemption.  On completion of the\nreconstruction or construction work the applicant shall notify the board\nin writing of said completion.  The board shall determine the\neligibility of the applicant for the tax exemption as provided in\nsubdivision one of section four hundred eighty-nine-ddd and shall notify\nthe tax commission of such determination.  If the applicant is\ndetermined to be qualified the commission shall approve the tax\nexemption.\n
N.Y. PBA Law § 6-A — New York Code / Act PBA / Article 1 / Title 2 / Section 6-A
Power to suspend local authority board members and executive staff
Status: in_force

§ 6-a. Power to suspend local authority board members and executive\nstaff. 1. The authorities budget office shall have the authority,\nsubject to subdivision two of this section, to suspend one or more\nmembers of a local authority board of directors, or the chief executive\nofficer or equivalent position of a local authority for a period not to\nexceed ninety days when such individual or individuals knowingly fails\nor neglects to submit any report required by section twenty-eight\nhundred of this chapter within thirty-six months of its due date. The\nauthorities budget office is authorized to terminate such a suspension\nif the board member or chief executive officer demonstrates that he or\nshe has remedied their non-compliance. For the purposes of this section,\nthe "suspension" of an individual shall mean the temporary removal of\nthe rights, responsibilities, powers and duties of a person who is an\nappointed board member of a local authority or the individual who serves\nas chief executive officer through appointment or contract. Should the\nauthorities budget office suspend the full board of directors or a\nmajority of current board members the term "suspension" shall mean the\nboard of directors is prohibited from taking actions, votes, or adopting\nresolutions, that bind the board to future agreements, contracts,\nfinancial commitments, indebtedness, or other actions, other than\nactions necessary to resolve the noncompliance or satisfy existing legal\nor administrative obligations.\n  2. (a) Pursuant to policies and procedures developed by the\nauthorities budget office and made available on its website, when the\nauthorities budget office has reason to believe that one or more board\nmembers of a local authority has knowingly failed or neglected to submit\nany report required by section twenty-eight hundred of this chapter\nwithin thirty-six months of its due date, the authorities budget office\nshall provide at least thirty days' notice of its intent to initiate\nsuspension proceedings to the chairperson of the local authority, to the\nindividual or individuals responsible for appointing such board members,\nand to each such board member. If the authorities budget office has\nreason to believe that the chief executive officer of a local authority\nhas knowingly failed or neglected to submit any report required by\nsection twenty-eight hundred of this chapter within thirty-six months of\nits due date, the authorities budget office shall provide at least\nthirty days' notice of its intent to initiate suspension proceedings to\nthe chairperson of the local authority and to the chief executive\nofficer. Such notice shall include, but shall not be limited to (i) the\ndate and a brief description of the facts and nature of each\nnon-compliance for which such suspension is proposed; (ii) the number of\ndays that the authorities budget office proposes to suspend such board\nmember or chief executive officer; (iii) the option to submit a formal\nresponse to the authorities budget office which demonstrates why such\nboard member or chief executive officer should not be suspended; and\n(iv) if applicable, a period of time in which such local authority or\nboard member or chief executive officer may remedy the non-compliance.\n  (b) If, after the expiration of the deadline set forth in the notice\nof intent pursuant to subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a) of this\nsubdivision, the board member or members or chief executive officer,\nwhichever is applicable, has not responded to the notice or has not\nremedied the non-compliance to the satisfaction of the authorities\nbudget office, the authorities budget office shall issue to the\nnon-compliant board member or members or chief executive officer a\nnotice of suspension which shall include: (i) the number of days of\nsuspension; and (ii) the date that such suspension shall commence, which\ndate shall be at least one hundred eighty days from the date of the\nissuance of the notice of suspension.\n  3. (a) Whenever the authorities budget office has suspended one or\nmore board members of a local authority, the individual or individuals\nwho appointed those board members may act to reinstate a suspended board\nmember. If the appointing authority is a legislative body or a member of\nthe legislative body, any action to reinstate a suspended board member\nshall occur in a public meeting of such body and following an\nopportunity for the public to comment. Such action shall be deemed valid\nupon passage of a written resolution of reinstatement by a majority and\nrecorded vote of the legislative body. Such resolution shall describe\nthe facts and circumstances by which the legislative body has reached\nthis determination. If the appointing authority is the chief executive\nofficial of the municipality for whose benefit the local authority was\ncreated, any action to reinstate a suspended board member shall be\nthrough an official act of the chief executive official. Such act shall\nbe recorded in writing and shall describe the facts and circumstances by\nwhich the chief executive official reached this determination.\n  (b) Whenever the authorities budget office has suspended the chief\nexecutive officer of a local authority, the chairperson of such local\nauthority may initiate action to reinstate the suspended chief executive\nofficer. Any action to reinstate a suspended chief executive officer\nshall occur in a public meeting of the board of directors and following\nan opportunity for the public to comment. Such action shall be deemed\nvalid upon passage of a written resolution of reinstatement by a\nmajority and recorded vote of the current board of directors. Such\nresolution shall describe the facts and circumstances by which the board\nof directors reached this determination.\n  (c) For the purposes of this section, "reinstatement" shall mean the\nrestoration of the rights, responsibilities, powers and duties of a\nboard member or chief executive officer of a local authority.\n
N.Y. LFN Law § 22.10 — New York Code / Act LFN / Article 2 / Title 2 / Section 22.10
Sinking fund bonds of municipalities and school districts
Status: in_force

§ 22.10 Sinking fund bonds of municipalities and school districts.  a.\nAny municipality or school district may issue sinking fund bonds for any\nobject or purpose for which serial bonds may be issued.\n  b. Sinking fund bonds shall mature at a date not later than the\nexpiration of the period of probable usefulness of the object or purpose\nfor which they are authorized to be issued, as computed from the date of\nsuch bonds or, if bond anticipation notes shall have been issued in\nanticipation thereof, from the date of the earliest note or notes so\nissued; provided, however, that such bonds shall not mature at a date\nthat is later than fifty years from the date of such bonds or, if bond\nanticipation notes shall have been issued in anticipation thereof, from\nthe date of the earliest note or notes so issued. Sinking fund bonds may\nbe referred to as "term bonds".\n  c. Sinking fund bonds shall be redeemed through annual contributions\nto sinking funds established by the municipality or school district\nissuing such sinking fund bonds. Each annual contribution shall be at\nleast equal to the amount required, if any, to enable the sinking fund\nto redeem, on the date of the contribution, the same amount of\nindebtedness as would have been paid and then be payable if such\nindebtedness had been financed entirely by the issuance of serial bonds,\nexcept, if an issue of sinking fund bonds is combined for sale with an\nissue of serial bonds, for the same object or purpose, then the amount\nof each such annual contribution shall be at least equal to the amount\nrequired, if any, to enable the sinking fund to redeem, on the date of\neach such annual contribution, (i) the amount which would be required to\nbe paid annually if such indebtedness had been issued entirely as serial\nbonds, less (ii) the amount of indebtedness, if any, to be paid during\nsuch year on the portion of such indebtedness actually issued as serial\nbonds.  There shall be established within a sinking fund established by\na municipality or school district an account for the amortization and\nredemption of each issue of sinking fund bonds issued by such\nmunicipality or school district.  At the time of the issuance of sinking\nfund bonds, the municipality or school district issuing such bonds shall\nestablish and deliver to the state comptroller a schedule setting forth\nthe amount required to be on deposit in the account established for the\nredemption of such bonds for each year following the year of issuance of\nsuch bonds until the year in which all the bonds of such issue are to be\nredeemed. Each account shall be maintained at or above the amount\nrequired to be on deposit pursuant to such schedule less the principal\namount of sinking fund bonds acquired pursuant to subparagraph (e) of\nsubdivision four of paragraph d of this section or purchased by or on\nbehalf of the municipality or school district and thereupon cancelled or\npaid or for payment of which funds have been duly transferred to the\nfiscal agent of the municipality or school district that issued the\nbonds redeemable from such account. Not less than fifteen days nor more\nthan thirty days prior to the date on which the annual contribution\nshall be made, the municipality or school district shall calculate the\namount expected to be on deposit in the sinking fund on such date and\nshall certify such amount to the state comptroller. The municipality or\nschool district shall annually appropriate for deposit in the sinking\nfund an amount equal to the difference between the amount required to be\non deposit in the sinking fund in accordance with the provisions of this\nparagraph and the amount on deposit therein on the date the annual\ncontribution is to be made.\n  d. Sinking funds shall be maintained and managed by the state\ncomptroller pursuant to the provisions set forth below:\n  1. (a) Moneys deposited and retained in each account in the sinking\nfunds to be maintained and managed by the state comptroller shall vest\nimmediately in the state comptroller in trust for the benefit of the\nholders of the bonds for which such account was established. Payments\nand transfers from the sinking funds and the accounts therein shall not\nbe subject to appropriation by the legislature. The state comptroller\nshall have custody of the securities and other assets in the sinking\nfunds; provided, however, that, subject to the rights of the owners of\nthe bonds, the state comptroller may contract with a bank or trust\ncompany for the maintenance, management and custody of the sinking\nfunds. Such bank or trust company shall have an office and be authorized\nto do business in the state and shall maintain a combined capital and\nsurplus of not less than seventy-five million dollars or shall be the\nwholly-owned subsidiary of a corporation which maintains a combined\ncapital and surplus of not less than seventy-five million dollars.\n  (b) In performing his duties hereunder, the state comptroller shall\nhave no obligation to follow the directions of any bondholder or group\nof bondholders nor to take any action on behalf of the bondholders,\nincluding, without limitation, the obligation to take any action against\nthe municipality or the school district for nonpayment of an annual\ncontribution. The state comptroller shall be required to perform only\nsuch duties as are set forth in this section and no implied covenants or\nobligations shall be read into this section. The state comptroller shall\nnot be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith nor for any\naction taken or omitted to be taken by him in good faith. The state\ncomptroller makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency\nof the bonds redeemable with amounts on deposit in the sinking funds,\nand shall not be accountable for the use or application of the proceeds\nof such bonds or of any excess in the sinking funds. The municipalities\nand school districts shall deliver to the state comptroller such\ncertificates and documents as he shall by regulation or otherwise\nrequest. A determination made or action taken by the state comptroller\nunder this section shall be final unless it is shown that such\ndetermination or action was arbitrary and capricious or an abuse of\ndiscretion.\n  (c) In connection with any claim, demand, suit, or judgment against\nthe state comptroller in connection with the exercise or performance of\nany of his powers or duties under this section, the state comptroller\nshall be entitled to representation by private counsel of his choice in\nany civil judicial proceeding whenever the attorney general determines\nbased upon his investigation and review of the facts and circumstances\nof the case that representation by the attorney general would be\ninappropriate.  The attorney general shall notify the state comptroller\nin writing of such determination. The provisions of this subparagraph\nshall be in addition to and shall not supplant the indemnification or\nother benefits conferred upon the state comptroller by section seventeen\nof the public officers law or otherwise, or any further indemnification\nor other benefits that may be hereafter conferred by any such law. The\nprovisions of this subparagraph shall inure only to the state\ncomptroller, shall not enlarge or diminish the rights of any other\nparty, and shall not impair, limit or modify the rights and obligations\nof any insurer under any policy of insurance.\n  2. As soon as practicable after a municipality or school district on\nwhose behalf the state comptroller is maintaining and managing a sinking\nfund notifies the state comptroller of its intention to redeem sinking\nfund bonds redeemable from an account in such sinking fund prior to or\nat maturity, the state comptroller shall transfer the requested funds in\naccordance with the instructions of such municipality or school\ndistrict.\n  3. Subject to the provisions of subdivision six of this paragraph, the\nstate comptroller shall, as soon as practicable following the request of\nthe municipality or school district, (i) transfer to such municipality\nor school district any amounts in any account in the sinking fund held\non its behalf determined by the municipality or school district and\ncertified by it to the state comptroller to be over and above the amount\nrequired to be maintained in such account pursuant to paragraph c of\nthis section or (ii) transfer or credit the excess in one account to\nanother account within a sinking fund established by such municipality\nor school district.  Such request shall not be made more than once in\nany twelve month period.\n  4. (a) Moneys in any sinking fund shall be invested in any of the\nfollowing:\n  (i) Direct obligations of the United States of America or obligations\nthe principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by\nthe United States of America.\n  (ii) Certificates of deposit issued by commercial banks or trust\ncompanies maintaining their principal place of business in this state\nwhich maintain, or the corporations of which they are wholly-owned\nsubsidiaries maintain, a combined capital and surplus of not less than\nseventy-five million dollars; provided that any such investment in\ncertificates of deposit shall be secured by direct obligations of the\nUnited States of America or the state or by obligations the principal of\nand interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United\nStates of America or the state in a principal amount with a fair market\nvalue at least equal at all times to the principal amount at maturity of\nsuch certificates of deposit, and provided further that such collateral\nsecurities shall be physically delivered by the bank or trust company\nissuing the certificate of deposit to the state comptroller or to a bank\nor trust company designated pursuant to section sixty-five of the state\nfinance law as his agent (which designated bank or trust company shall\nnot be an issuer of certificates of deposit for the purposes of this\nsection) unless such collateral securities are issued in book-entry\nform, in which case the state comptroller shall take such other action\nas may be necessary to obtain title to or a perfected security interest\nin such collateral securities.\n  (iii) With the consent of the municipality or school district on whose\nbehalf a sinking fund is held, securities of or guaranteed by the state\nof New York or obligations of political subdivisions and public benefit\ncorporations thereof, other than obligations of such municipality or\nschool district.\n  (iv) Deposit accounts (other than certificates of deposit) at the\nbanks or trust companies described in subdivision one of this paragraph;\nprovided that the amounts on deposit in such accounts are secured at all\ntimes by direct obligations of the United States of America or the state\nor by obligations the principal of and interest on which are\nunconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America or the state\nin an amount with a fair market value at least equal at all times to the\namount of such deposits; and provided further that such collateral\nsecurities shall be physically delivered for retention to the state\ncomptroller or a bank or trust company designated pursuant to section\nsixty-five of the state finance law as his agent (which designated bank\nor trust company shall not be the bank or trust company at which such\naccount is located) unless such collateral securities are issued in\nbook-entry form, in which case the state comptroller shall take such\nother action as may be necessary to obtain title to or a perfected\nsecurity interest in such collateral securities.\n  (b) For purposes of making any investment of amounts pursuant to this\nsection, the state comptroller may consolidate moneys in any sinking\nfund or account in a sinking fund with moneys in any other sinking fund\nor account in the same or any other sinking fund and may transfer an\ninterest in an investment from one sinking fund or account to another\nwithout liquidating the investment, but only if all such investments are\nauthorized or consented to for such sinking funds, and all such\ninvestments shall be credited on a pro-rata basis to the appropriate\nsinking funds and accounts. The allocable amount of income or interest\nearned and gains realized in excess of losses suffered due to the\ninvestment of amounts on deposit in any account in a sinking fund shall\nbe deposited upon receipt in such account. All investments made pursuant\nto this section shall mature or be redeemable at the option of the\nholder thereof on such dates and in such amounts as may be necessary to\npay principal of any sinking fund bonds when due, whether at maturity or\nby redemption prior to maturity.\n  (c) Each municipality and school district shall provide the state\ncomptroller with information and opinions of counsel necessary to insure\nthat the municipality or school district complies with any restrictions\nimposed by applicable federal law on the yield payable on investments in\na sinking fund. In order to comply with such yield restrictions, the\nstate comptroller shall, at the direction of the municipality or school\ndistrict, invest the amounts on deposit in any account of a sinking fund\nof such municipality or school district in obligations described in\nclause (iii) of subparagraph (a) of subdivision four of this paragraph,\nthe interest on which is exempt from federal income taxes. The state\ncomptroller is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations as he\ndeems appropriate to implement the provisions of this paragraph.\n  (d) The state comptroller may engage the services of such consultants\nand counsel as he may deem necessary to assist in performing the\nfunctions required to be performed by him under this section.\n  (e) The state comptroller shall, at the instruction of any\nmunicipality or school district on whose behalf the state comptroller is\nmaintaining and managing a sinking fund, use his best efforts to apply\nfunds in any account within such sinking fund to purchase bonds\nredeemable from such account.\n  5. The principal amount of sinking fund bonds required to be redeemed\non any date by payment from a sinking fund shall be reduced by the\nprincipal amount of any such sinking fund bond which has been purchased\nor redeemed and cancelled and not theretofore applied as a credit\nagainst such requirement.\n  6. The state comptroller shall be reimbursed annually by March\nfifteenth of each year for the fees and expenses of custodians of\nsecurities in a sinking fund, fees and expenses of custodians of\ncollateral securities for investments in a sinking fund, fees of banks\nand trust companies designated pursuant to subdivision one of this\nparagraph, fees and expenses of counsel other than the attorney general,\nfees and expenses of consultants, direct personnel costs of the\ndepartment of audit and control and other similar costs and related\nexpenses of maintaining and managing the sinking funds during the year\nending the preceding December thirty-first by the municipalities or\nschool districts issuing the bonds redeemable therefrom. Notwithstanding\nthe foregoing, the fees and expenses of consultants retained by the\ncomptroller shall be reimbursed by any such municipality or school\ndistrict only with its express consent. In the event that the state\ncomptroller shall not have been reimbursed as provided above, then the\nstate comptroller shall deduct the amount of the required reimbursement\nfrom any excess on deposit in a sinking fund; provided, however, that in\nno event shall the state comptroller use assets of the sinking funds\nother than the excess therein for such reimbursement. The state\ncomptroller may establish such accounts in the state special revenue\nfund as are necessary to provide for the receipt and disposition of such\npayments as may be received from municipalities and school districts\npursuant to this subdivision; provided that payments and transfers from\nsuch accounts shall be made pursuant to an appropriation provided by\nlaw.\n  7. (a) The state comptroller shall adopt such regulations as he deems\nappropriate to implement the provisions of this section, which may\ninclude, but shall not be limited to, regulations establishing:\n  (A) The rights and responsibilities of the state comptroller in\nmaintaining and managing the sinking funds hereunder, which rights and\nresponsibilities may include, among others, that:\n  (i) the state comptroller undertakes to perform such duties and only\nsuch duties as are specifically set forth in the statute, the\nregulations or any agreement with the municipality or school district\nand no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into the statute,\nthe regulations or into any agreement with the municipality or school\ndistrict against the state comptroller;\n  (ii) the state comptroller may conclusively rely, as to the truth of\nthe statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein,\nupon certificates or opinions furnished to the state comptroller and\nconforming to the requirements of the statute, the regulations and any\nagreement with the municipality or school district; but in the case of\nany such certificates or opinions which are specifically required to be\nfurnished to the state comptroller pursuant to paragraph c of this\nsection, the state comptroller shall be under a duty to examine the\ncontents of the same to determine whether or not they conform to the\nrequirements of the statute, the regulations and any agreement with the\nmunicipality or school district;\n  (iii) the state comptroller shall not be liable for any error of\njudgment made in good faith by him;\n  (iv) the state comptroller shall not be liable with respect to any\naction taken or omitted to be taken by him in good faith in accordance\nwith the direction of the municipality or school district;\n  (v) the state comptroller may rely, and shall be protected in acting\nor refraining from acting in reliance, upon any resolution, certificate,\nstatement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction,\nconsent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document believed by\nhim to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper\nparty or parties;\n  (vi) any request or direction of the municipality or school district\nshall be sufficiently evidenced by a certificate signed by an authorized\nofficial of the municipality or school district and any resolution of\nthe governing body of the municipality or school district may be\nsufficiently evidenced by a copy of such resolution certified by the\nappropriate official of the municipality or school district;\n  (vii) whenever the state comptroller shall deem it desirable that a\nmatter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting\nany action, the state comptroller (unless other evidence be specifically\nprescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on his part, rely upon a\ncertificate signed by an authorized official of the municipality or\nschool district;\n  (viii) the state comptroller may consult with counsel, including the\nattorney general, and the written advice of such counsel shall be full\nand complete authorization and protection in respect of any action\ntaken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and in reliance thereon;\n  (ix) the state comptroller shall not be bound to make any\ninvestigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution,\ncertificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,\ndirection, consent, order, bond or other paper or document, but the\nstate comptroller, in his discretion, may make such further inquiry or\ninvestigation into such facts or matters as he may see fit, and, if the\nstate comptroller shall determine to make such further inquiry or\ninvestigation, he shall be entitled to examine the books, records and\npremises of the municipality or school district, personally or by agent\nor attorney;\n  (B) Procedures for determining the value of investments in the sinking\nfunds and of the collateral securities securing such investments;\n  (C) Procedures for determining and allocating administrative expenses\nrelated to maintaining and managing the sinking funds and the payment\nthereof;\n  (D) Procedures for determining the amount of excesses in a sinking\nfund and when withdrawals of excesses in a sinking fund may occur, for\ntransferring moneys from a sinking fund to redeem sinking fund bonds and\nfor directing the purchase of sinking fund bonds, including the\nfrequency with which such actions may be taken;\n  (E) The form and substance of reports, certificates and other material\nto be delivered by the municipality or the school district to the state\ncomptroller;\n  (F) Standards for the qualification of consultants to the state\ncomptroller;\n  (G) Procedures for securing amounts on deposit in the sinking funds;\n  (H) Procedures for distributing the amount on deposit in a sinking\nfund if such amount is insufficient to pay any bonds when due; and\n  (I) Procedures for the disposition of a sinking fund upon defeasance\nof the sinking fund bonds, if defeasance other than by payment or\npurchase by sinking fund moneys is legally permissible.\n  (b) Each municipality and school district is authorized to enter into\nagreements with the state comptroller and the state comptroller is\nauthorized to enter into agreements with one or more municipality or\nschool district setting forth, with respect to the sinking funds and\neach account therein, the dates on which annual contributions to such\naccounts shall be made, the dates on which withdrawals from such\naccounts may be made, the dates on which excesses in such accounts shall\nbe calculated, any limitations on the price to be paid for the purchase\nof bonds pursuant to subparagraph (e) of subdivision four of this\nparagraph and such other matters as the state comptroller and the\nmunicipality or school district shall deem appropriate. Such agreements\nshall be subject to approval only by the chief fiscal officer and the\nfinance board of the municipality or school district.\n  8. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent or apply to\nthe issuance of sinking fund bonds by the city of New York pursuant to\nthe authorization contained in section 22.00 of this chapter; provided,\nhowever, that in the event the city of New York issues sinking fund\nbonds pursuant to the authorization contained in this section, all of\nthe provisions of this section shall apply.\n  9. Failure to comply with any provision of this section shall not\naffect the validity of any sinking fund bonds.\n  10. The comptroller shall annually prepare a report with respect to\nthe maintenance and management of sinking funds authorized by this\nsection. Such report, with respect to each municipality and school\ndistrict issuing sinking fund bonds pursuant to this section, shall\ninclude, but not be limited to, a summary statement of the cash and\nbonds invested in sinking funds, earnings thereon and disbursements\ntherefrom, and fees charged including information pertaining to the\nallocation of the costs of the department of audit and control of\nmanaging and maintaining such funds. Such report may also include any\nother matter which the comptroller deems advisable. Such report shall be\ndelivered not later than May thirtieth to the governor, the temporary\npresident of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chairman of\nthe senate finance committee, the chairman of the assembly ways and\nmeans committee and the chief fiscal officer of each such municipality\nand school district.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 489-CCCCCC — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 4 / Title 2-F / Section 489-CCCCCC
Eligibility for benefits
Status: in_force

§ 489-cccccc. Eligibility for benefits. 1. Time limit for meeting\nminimum required expenditure. Applicants must meet the appropriate\nminimum required expenditure as provided in subdivision three of section\nfour hundred eighty-nine-bbbbbb of this title relating to the abatement\nfor which such project qualifies as follows:\n  (a) No later than four years from the date of issuance of the first\nbuilding permit, or if no permit was required, the commencement of\nconstruction.\n  (b) Mixed use properties. Expenditures for construction work related\nto the common areas and systems of such property shall be allocated\nunder rules promulgated by the department between the residential,\nnonresidential and retail, if any, portions of the property.\n  2. Time limit for completion of construction. Construction of\nbuildings or structures for which benefits have been approved shall be\ncompleted no later than five years from the date of issuance of the\nfirst building permit, or if no permit was required, the commencement of\nconstruction.  Failure to meet this requirement shall result in\ntermination of any inflation protection provided under subdivision three\nof section four hundred eighty-nine-bbbbbb of this title for any tax\nyear that begins following the date by which completion of construction\nis required under this paragraph.\n  3. Non-permissible uses. To be eligible for benefits, the property may\nnot be used for a non-permissible purpose. Accordingly, no abatement\nbenefits under this title shall be granted for work to be performed on\nproperty to be used for the following purposes:\n  (a) Residential. No abatement benefits under this title shall be\ngranted for construction work for residential purposes, or for work on a\nstructure or building where twenty percent or more of the total rentable\nsquare footage of such property is or will be dedicated to residential\npurposes, provided however that where less than five percent of a\nproperty's rentable square footage is or will be dedicated to\nresidential purposes, that use shall be considered de minimus and shall\nnot be considered in determining benefits under this title.\n  (i) For purposes of this paragraph, "property" means the real property\ncontained by an individual tax lot.\n  (ii) Notwithstanding subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, where a\nbuilding or structure is owned in condominium form, and an application\nfor benefits under this title includes more than one property in the\nsame condominium, then for purposes of this paragraph, the five percent\nand twenty percent of the rentable square footage shall be determined\nbased on the aggregate usage of all such properties.\n  (iii) Hotel uses, as described in subdivision four of this section,\nshall not be considered residential.\n  (b) Utility property. No abatement benefits under this title shall be\nprovided for utility property.\n  (c) Restricted activity. No benefits pursuant to this title shall be\ngranted for construction work on property any part of which is to be\nused for a restricted activity.\n  (d) Self-storage facilities. For purposes of this title, "self-storage\nfacility" shall mean any real property or a portion thereof that is\ndesigned and used for the purpose of occupying storage space by\noccupants who are to have access thereto for the purpose of storing and\nremoving personal property, pursuant to subdivision one of section one\nhundred eighty-two of the lien law. No benefits shall be granted\npursuant to this title for construction work on real property where any\nportion of such property is to be used as a self-storage facility.\n  (e) Parking facility. No benefits shall be granted pursuant to this\ntitle for construction work on real property where any portion of such\nproperty is to be used as a parking facility, except where a parking\nfacility is associated with residential construction work on a separate\ntax lot, as described in rules of the commissioner, and such residential\nconstruction work is subject to financial assistance from the local\nhousing agency of a city that has enacted a local law pursuant to this\ntitle. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "financial\nassistance" means loans, grants, tax credits, tax exemptions, tax\nabatements, subsidies, mortgages, debt forgiveness, and land conveyances\nfor less than appraised value provided in accordance with a regulatory\nagreement entered into with such local housing agency, except that\n"financial assistance" shall not include as-of-right assistance or\nbenefits. For the purposes of this title, "parking facility" means any\nreal property or portion thereof in a city on which exists a facility\noperated in a manner that requires a license for the operation of a\ngarage or parking lot issued by the consumer and worker protection\nagency of such city.\n  (f) Storage warehouse. No benefits shall be granted pursuant to this\ntitle for construction work on real property where any portion of such\nproperty is to be used as a storage warehouse. For the purposes of this\ntitle, "storage warehouse" means any real property or portion thereof in\na city on which exists a building or structure which a consumer's\nhousehold goods are received for storage for compensation, except ware-\nhouses in which such goods are stored by or on behalf of a merchant for\nresale or other use in the course of the merchant's business, operated\nin a manner that requires a license for the operation of a storage ware-\nhouse issued by the consumer and worker protection agency of such city.\n  4. Hotel uses. Benefits shall be available for commercial construction\nwork or renovation construction work on a building or structure for the\nproperty's square footage used to provide lodging and support services\nfor transient guests, provided the applicant is not otherwise\ndisqualified pursuant to paragraph (c) of subdivision five of this\nsection, or section four hundred eighty-nine-eeeeee or four hundred\neighty-nine-iiiiii of this title.\n  5. Filing requirements. (a) Time to file. (i) Preliminary application.\n(A) Building permit. No benefits pursuant to this title shall be granted\nfor any construction work unless the applicant filed a preliminary\napplication for such benefits on or before the date of issuance of the\nfirst building permit for such work. This requirement may be satisfied\nwhere the applicant's architect, contractor or other representative\nauthorized to file the application for such building permit files with\nthe department on behalf of the applicant a preliminary application\ncontaining such information as the department shall prescribe by rule.\n  (B) No building permit required. Where construction work does not\nrequire a building permit, a notarized letter from the project's\narchitect or engineer notifying the department of this fact shall be\nfiled within thirty calendar days of the commencement of construction.\nIn such circumstance, such letter shall also satisfy the requirement of\na preliminary application if the letter contains all of the information\nrequired for a preliminary application under rules prescribed by the\ndepartment.\n  (ii) Final application. Applicants shall file a final application for\nbenefits no later than one year from the date of issuance of the first\nbuilding permit for construction work, or, where construction work does\nnot require a building permit, no later than one year from the date of\ncommencement of construction. Abatement benefits shall not be granted\nuntil the applicant files the final application. If the final\napplication is not filed within such one year period, abatement benefits\nshall not be granted until such application is filed, and the department\nmay delay the granting of such benefits, at the department's discretion,\nto investigate the reason for the late filing.\n  (iii) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the time\nlimit to file a final application for benefits as specified in\nsubparagraph (ii) of this paragraph shall not apply to brand-new\nconstruction from the ground up located on property purchased from the\ncity of New York where such property which is the site of the new\nconstruction was purchased from the city of New York for the purposes of\nan eligible development pursuant to this article and where the sales\nagreement with the city of New York for such property includes a\nrestriction preventing the sale or transfer of such property for a\nperiod of five years or more and where the first valuation and\nassessment for the purposes of property taxes occurred within that\nperiod of restriction from sale, provided the project meets the other\nrequirements of this title.\n  (b) Who may file for benefits. An applicant shall be:\n  (i) obligated to pay real property tax on the property, either by\nvirtue of ownership or contract; or\n  (ii) the record owner or lessee of property that is exempt from real\nproperty taxation who has entered into an agreement to sell or lease\nsuch property to another person. Such applicant shall be a co-applicant\nwith such owner or lessee.\n  (c) Applicant affidavit. No benefits pursuant to this title shall be\ngranted for any construction work unless the applicant provides,\ntogether with the final application, an affidavit setting forth the\nfollowing information:\n  (i) a statement that within the seven years immediately preceding the\ndate of the preliminary application for benefits, neither the applicant,\nnor any person owning a substantial interest in the property as defined\nin subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, nor any officer, director or\ngeneral partner of the applicant or such person was finally adjudicated\nby a court of competent jurisdiction to have violated section two\nhundred thirty-five of the real property law or any section of article\none hundred fifty of the penal law or any similar arson law of another\nstate with respect to any building, or finally adjudicated by a\ncompetent authority, agency, or a court of competent jurisdiction to\nhave violated any state, city, or municipal business regulations or\nordinances related to payment of taxes, payment of wages, or fraudulent\nrepresentation to governmental entities, or was an officer, director or\ngeneral partner of a person at the time such person was finally\nadjudicated to have violated such state, city, or municipal laws,\nbusiness regulations, and ordinances related to payment of taxes,\npayment of wages, or fraudulent representation to governmental entities;\nand\n  (ii) a statement setting forth any pending charges alleging violation\nof section two hundred thirty-five of the real property law or any\nsection of article one hundred fifty of the penal law or any similar\narson law of another jurisdiction with respect to any building and\npending charges alleging violation of state, city, or municipal business\nregulations or ordinances related to payment of taxes, payment of wages,\nor fraudulent representation to governmental entities by the applicant\nor any person owning a substantial interest in the property as defined\nin subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, or any officer, director or\ngeneral partner of the applicant or such person.\n  (iii) "Substantial interest" as used in this subdivision shall mean\nownership and control of an interest of ten percent or more in a\nproperty or any person owning a property.\n  (iv) If any person described in the statement required by subparagraph\n(ii) of this paragraph is finally adjudicated by a court of competent\njurisdiction to be guilty of any charge listed in such statement, the\nrecipient shall cease to be eligible for benefits pursuant to this title\nand shall pay with interest any taxes for which an abatement was claimed\npursuant to this title.\n  6. Requirement to file income and expense statements. No benefits\npursuant to this title shall be granted for any property in a city that\nrequires income and expense statements to be filed for income producing\nproperty, unless income and expense statements are filed for the\nproperty with respect to the tax year as to which the assessment roll\ndescribed in paragraph (b) of subdivision two of section four hundred\neighty-nine-bbbbbb of this title applies, and all subsequent tax years\nup to and including the tax year on which the assessment roll described\nin paragraph (c) of subdivision two of section four hundred\neighty-nine-bbbbbb of this title applies.\n  7. Co-application with public entity. A co-applicant with a public\nentity may be eligible for abatement benefits, provided that for any\nperiod for which the property is exempt from real property tax because\nit is owned or controlled by a public entity, no benefits shall be\navailable to such recipient under this title. Such recipient may receive\nbenefits under this title when the property is no longer eligible for an\nexemption as follows: (a) No benefits under this title shall be provided\nduring the period of exemption; (b) during such period of exemption, the\nyears of the benefit period applicable to the project provided in\nsubdivision three of section four hundred eighty-nine-bbbbbb of this\ntitle shall not be tolled, but shall run in accordance with the\napplicable schedule provided therein; and (c) the recipient shall,\nstarting with the date the exemption ceases, and continuing until the\nabatement benefit period expires, receive the abatement benefits to\nwhich such recipient is entitled in the tax year that corresponds to the\nyear of the benefit period provided in subdivision three of section four\nhundred eighty-nine-bbbbbb of this title.\n
N.Y. VAT Law § 222 — New York Code / Act VAT / Title 2 / Article 2 / Section 222
Exemptions for testing, demonstration or experimentation
Status: in_force

§ 222. Exemptions for testing, demonstration or experimentation.  The\ncommissioner, upon application of a person, or upon his own application,\nmay grant an exemption from any requirement of this chapter relating to\nregistration or equipment to any designated vehicle for the purpose of\ntesting, demonstration or experimentation.  Any such exemption shall be\nlimited to specific areas and times, and such exemptions shall be\nevidenced by a certificate issued by the commissioner or his designated\nagent, which certificate shall contain a description of the vehicle, the\nexemptions granted, and the areas and times to which the exemptions\napply. For the purposes of this section, testing, demonstration or\nexperimentation shall be limited to such activities being performed at\nthe request of, or with the consent of a governmental agency. For the\npurposes of articles six, seven and eight of this chapter, a certificate\nissued pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be a registration,\nand all the provisions of articles six, seven and eight of this chapter\nwith regard to proof of financial security at the time of registration\nand all the penalties found in said articles with respect to the failure\nto maintain such financial security shall apply to vehicles for which a\ncertificate is issued pursuant to this section.\n
N.Y. ELN Law § 7-207 — New York Code / Act ELN / Article 7 / Title 2 / Section 7-207
Voting and ballot counting machines; preparation of, party representatives
Status: in_force

§ 7-207. Voting and ballot counting machines; preparation of, party\nrepresentatives. 1. It shall be the duty of the board of elections to\ncause the proper ballot labels to be prepared and placed on those voting\nmachines which require ballot labels, to cause the machines and any\nremovable electronic or computerized devices which operate such machines\nor record the vote thereon to be placed in proper order for voting, to\nexamine all voting machines and all such electronic or computerized\ndevices before they are sent out to the different polling places, to see\nthat all the registering counters are set at zero, to cause a printed\nrecord of all the ballot label programming data, for each election,\nwhich is entered into each voting machine of a type approved after\nSeptember first, nineteen hundred eighty-six, or which is entered into\nany removable electronic or computerized device which operates such\nmachine or records the vote thereon, to be produced directly from the\ndevice on which such ballot label programming data was entered and to\nlock all voting machines so that the counting machinery can not be\noperated and to seal each one with a numbered seal.\n  2. (a) Before preparing or programming the voting and ballot counting\nmachines and any removable electronic or computerized devices which\noperate such machines or record the vote thereon for any election,\nwritten notices shall be mailed to the chairman of the county committees\nof the major political parties, stating the times when and place or\nplaces where the machines and devices will be prepared or programmed; at\nwhich times and place or places, one representative of each of such\npolitical parties, certified by the respective chairmen of the county\ncommittees of such parties, shall be entitled to be present and see that\nthe machines and devices are properly prepared and placed in proper\ncondition and order for use at the election. The party representatives\nshall take the constitutional oath of office, which shall be filed in\nthe office of the board of elections.\n  (b) It shall be the duty of such party representatives to be present\nat the preparation of the voting machines for election and see that the\nmachines are properly prepared and that all registering counters are set\nat zero by examining such counters or by examining the printed or\nphotographic record produced by such voting machine or by examining the\nprinted record of the ballot label programming data on such machine.\nWhen the machines have been prepared for election, it shall be the duty\nof the custodian or custodians of voting machines and party\nrepresentatives, to make a certificate in writing which shall be filed\nin the office of the board of elections, stating the number of machines,\nwhether or not all the machines are set at zero, the number registered\non the protective counter, and the number on the seal with which the\nmachine is sealed.\n  3. No custodian or other employee of the board of elections shall in\nany way prevent free access to and examination of all voting machines\nthat are to be used at the election, by the duly appointed party\nrepresentatives. The board of elections and its employees shall afford\nthe party representatives every facility for the examination of all\nvoting machines and devices and the registering counters, the printed or\nphotographic record of the counters or the printed record of the ballot\nlabel programming data on such machines, if any, the protective counters\nand the public counters of each and every voting machine. All such\nprinted or photographic records shall be public records at the offices\nof the boards of elections.\n  4. It shall be the duty of the board of elections to cause such voting\nmachine or machines, prepared as provided pursuant to this section to be\ndelivered at each of the respective polling places in which they are to\nbe used, at least one hour before the time set for the opening of the\npolls. After the machine has been delivered, it shall be set up in the\nproper manner for use at the election, and it shall be the duty of the\nlocal authorities to provide ample protection against tampering with the\nmachines.\n  5. The party representatives shall be paid for their services an\namount that shall be fixed by the board of elections, such amount shall,\nhowever, be approved by the governing body of the municipality wherein\nsaid machines are used and paid by such municipality.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 237 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 2 / Title 2-C / Section 237
Preparation and distribution of reports
Status: in_force

§ 237. Preparation and distribution of reports. The department shall\nsubmit a biennial report to the governor and the legislature describing\nthe activities of the office and health status of rural areas. The first\nsuch report shall be transmitted on or before September first, nineteen\nhundred ninety-three. Such report shall contain the following\ninformation:\n  1. Activities of the Charles D. Cook office of rural health,\nexpenditures incurred in carrying out such activities, and anticipated\nactivities to be undertaken in the future;\n  2. Progress in carrying out the functions and duties listed in section\ntwo hundred thirty-six of this article.\n  3. An analysis of the health status of rural citizens and the status\nof rural health delivery systems. Such analysis shall be conducted in\ncooperation with the rural health council and other interested agencies.\n  4. Any recommended improvements to programs and/or regulations that\nwould enhance the cost effectiveness of the office, and programs\nintended to meet the health care needs of rural residents.\n  5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, such\nbiennial report may also incorporate the reporting requirements for\ncooperative programs and networks for health care delivery in\nunderserved rural areas as required by section twenty-nine hundred\nfifty-three of the public health law.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 895-C — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 18-A / Title 2 / Section 895-C
Fulton county industrial development agency
Status: in_force

* § 895-c. Fulton county industrial development agency. For the\nbenefit of the county of Fulton and the inhabitants thereof, an\nindustrial development agency, to be known as the FULTON COUNTY\nINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, is hereby established for the\naccomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in title one of\narticle eighteen-A of this chapter. It shall constitute a body corporate\nand politic, and be perpetual in duration. It shall have the powers and\nduties now or hereafter conferred by title one of article eighteen-A of\nthis chapter upon industrial development agencies. It shall be organized\nin a manner prescribed by and be subject to the provisions of title one\nof article eighteen-A of this chapter. Its members shall be appointed by\nthe governing body of the county of Fulton. The agency, its members,\nofficers and employees and its operations and activities shall in all\nrespects be governed by the provisions of title one of article\neighteen-A of this chapter.\n  * NB Agency expires per §§ 856 and 882\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 421-K — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 4 / Title 2 / Section 421-K
Exemption of certain multiple dwellings
Status: in_force

§ 421-k. Exemption of certain multiple dwellings. 1. Multiple dwelling\nbuildings, reconstructed, altered, converted back to an owner occupied\nsingle family dwelling or any owner occupied multiple dwelling located\nin any city having a population of more than twenty-eight thousand five\nhundred inhabitants but less than twenty-nine thousand inhabitants,\ndetermined in accordance with the latest federal decennial census, that\nis reduced to at most two units by such reconstruction subsequent to the\neffective date of a local law pursuant to this section shall be exempt\nfrom taxation and special ad valorem levies to the extent provided in\nthis section.\n  After a public hearing, the governing board of such city may adopt a\nlocal law to grant the exemption authorized pursuant to this section. A\ncopy of such local law shall be filed with the commissioner and the\nassessor of such city who prepares the assessment roll on which the\ntaxes of such city are levied.\n  2. (a) Such buildings within such city shall be exempt for a period of\none year to the extent of one hundred percent of the increase in\nassessed value attributable to such reconstruction, alteration or\nimprovement and for an additional period of seven years subject to the\nfollowing:\n  (i) The extent of such exemption shall be decreased by twelve and\none-half percent of the "exemption base" each year during such\nadditional period.\n  The "exemption base" shall be the increase in assessed value as\ndetermined in the initial year of the term of the exemption, except as\nprovided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph.\n  (ii) In any year in which a change in level of assessment of fifteen\npercent or more is certified for a final assessment roll pursuant to the\nrules of the commissioner, the exemption base shall be multiplied by a\nfraction, the numerator of which shall be the total assessed value of\nthe parcel on such final assessment roll (after accounting for any\nphysical or quality changes to the parcel since the immediately\npreceding assessment roll), and the denominator of which shall be the\ntotal assessed value of the parcel on the immediately preceding final\nassessment roll. The result shall be the new exemption base. The\nexemption shall thereupon be recomputed to take into account the new\nexemption base, notwithstanding the fact that the assessor receives\ncertification of the change in level of assessment after the completion,\nverification and filing of the final assessment roll. In the event the\nassessor does not have custody of the roll when such certification is\nreceived, the assessor shall certify the recomputed exemption to the\nlocal officers having custody and control of the roll, and such local\nofficers are hereby directed and authorized to enter the recomputed\nexemption certified by the assessor on the roll. The assessor shall give\nwritten notice of such recomputed exemption to the property owner, who\nmay, if he or she believes that the exemption was recomputed\nincorrectly, apply for a correction in the manner provided by title\nthree of article five of this chapter for the correction of clerical\nerrors.\n  (iii) Such exemption shall be limited to one hundred thousand dollars\nin increased market value, or such other sum less than one hundred\nthousand dollars, but not less than ten thousand dollars as may be\nprovided by the local law or resolution, of the property attributable to\nsuch reconstruction, alteration or improvement and any increase in\nmarket value greater than such amount shall not be eligible for the\nexemption pursuant to this section. For the purposes of this section,\nthe market value of the reconstruction, alteration or improvement shall\nbe equal to the increased assessed value attributable to such\nreconstruction, alteration or improvement divided by the most recently\nestablished state equalization rate for such city. Where the state\nequalization rate or special equalization rate equals or exceeds\nninety-five percent, the increase in assessed value attributable to such\nreconstruction, alteration or improvement shall be deemed to equal the\nmarket value of such reconstruction, alteration or improvement.\n  (b) No such exemption shall be granted for reconstruction, alterations\nor improvements unless:\n  (i) such reconstruction, alteration or converted improvement was\ncommenced subsequent to the effective date of the local law adopted\npursuant to subdivision one of this section by such city; and\n  (ii) the value of such reconstruction, alteration or improvement\nexceeds five thousand dollars; and\n  (iii) the greater portion, as so determined by square footage, of the\nbuilding reconstructed, altered or improved is at least five years old.\n  (c) For purposes of this section the terms reconstruction, alteration\nand improvement shall not include ordinary maintenance and repairs.\n  3. Such exemption shall be granted only upon application by the owner\nof such building on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The\napplication shall be filed with the assessor of such city on or before\nthe appropriate taxable status date of such city.\n  4. If satisfied that the applicant is entitled to an exemption\npursuant to this section, the assessor shall approve the application and\nsuch building shall thereafter be exempt from taxation and special ad\nvalorem levies as provided in this section commencing with the\nassessment roll prepared on the basis of the taxable status date\nreferred to in subdivision three of this section. The assessed value of\nany exemption granted pursuant to this section shall be entered by the\nassessor on the assessment roll with the taxable property, with the\namount of the exemption shown in a separate column.\n  5. For the purposes of this section, an owner occupied multiple\ndwelling building shall mean any building or structure designed and\noccupied as the temporary or permanent residence or home of two or more\nfamilies, including the owner of such building.\n  6. In the event that a building granted an exemption pursuant to this\nsection ceases to be used primarily for residential purposes or title\nthereto is transferred to other than the heirs or distributees of the\nowner, the exemption granted pursuant to this section shall cease.\n  7. (a) The enactment of a local law in such city may:\n  (i) reduce the percent of exemption otherwise allowed pursuant to this\nsection;\n  (ii) limit eligibility for the exemption to those forms of\nreconstruction, alterations or improvements as are prescribed in such\nlocal law or resolution;\n  (iii) provide that the exemption shall be applicable only to those\nimprovements which would otherwise result in an increase in the assessed\nvaluation of the real property but which consist of an addition,\nremodeling or modernization to an existing owner occupied multiple\nresidence structure to prevent physical deterioration of the structure\nor to comply with applicable building, sanitary, health and/or fire\ncodes.\n  (b) No such local law shall reduce or repeal an exemption granted\npursuant to this section until the expiration of the period for which\nsuch exemption was granted.\n
N.Y. PBA Law § 2826 — New York Code / Act PBA / Article 9 / Title 2 / Section 2826
Quorums and majorities
Status: in_force

§ 2826. Quorums and majorities.  Notwithstanding any other provision\nof this chapter and notwithstanding any provision of any general,\nspecial or local law, whenever the whole number of the board of any\nauthority or commission heretofore or hereafter continued or created by\nthis chapter is three or more persons, a majority of the whole number of\nthe members of such board, at a meeting duly held at a time fixed by\nlaw, or by any by-law duly adopted by such board, or at any duly\nadjourned meeting of such meeting or at any meeting duly held upon\nreasonable notice to all of the members of such board, shall constitute\na quorum and not less than a majority of the whole number of such board\nmay perform and exercise the powers authorized and provided in this\nchapter. For the purpose of this section the words "whole number" shall\nbe construed to mean the total number which such board would have were\nthere no vacancies and were none of the members of such board\ndisqualified from acting.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 906-A — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 18-A / Title 2 / Section 906-A
Allegany county industrial development agency
Status: in_force

* § 906-a. Allegany county industrial development agency. 1. For the\nbenefit of the county of Allegany and the inhabitants thereof, an\nindustrial development agency, to be known as the ALLEGANY COUNTY\nINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, is hereby established for the\naccomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in title one of\nthis article. It shall constitute a body corporate and politic, and be\nperpetual in duration. It shall have the powers and duties now or\nhereafter conferred by title one of this article upon industrial\ndevelopment agencies and provided that the exercise of the powers by\nsuch agency with respect to the acquisition of real property whether by\npurchase, condemnation or otherwise, other than in furtherance of the\npower conferred by subdivision two of this section, shall be limited to\nthe corporate limits of the county of Allegany, and such agency shall\ntake into consideration the local zoning and planning regulations as\nwell as the regional and local comprehensive land use plans. It shall be\norganized in a manner prescribed by and be subject to the provisions of\ntitle one of this article. Its members shall be appointed by the\ngoverning body of the county of Allegany. The agency, its members,\nofficers and employees and its operations and activities shall, except\nas provided specifically herein, be governed by the provisions of title\none of this article.\n  2. In addition to the powers and duties now or hereafter conferred by\ntitle one of this article, the agency shall have the power (i) to\nacquire, construct, own, maintain, and lease or sell to a railroad or\nprivate business corporation any interest in railroads operated wholly\nor partially within Allegany county, including easements or\nrights-of-way, necessary switching apparatus, track, and other equipment\nnecessary or convenient to the operation of such railroad, which will be\nused in conjunction with industrial, manufacturing, commercial or\nwarehousing operations and (ii) to finance such facilities through the\nissuance of its bonds and notes, when in the judgment of the agency,\nsuch facilities will serve to promote, develop and assist in the\nacquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, maintaining,\nequipping and furnishing of industrial, manufacturing, warehousing,\ncommercial, and research facilities including industrial pollution\ncontrol facilities and thereby advance the job opportunities, health,\ngeneral prosperity and economic welfare of the people of the state and\nimprove their prosperity and standard of living. The powers conferred\npursuant to this subdivision with respect to the acquisition of real\nproperty shall not include the acquisition of real property by\ncondemnation. Notwithstanding the taxable status date set forth in\nsection three hundred two of the real property tax law or any other\nprovision of law to the contrary, if, prior to September fifteen,\nnineteen hundred ninety-five, the agency acquires ownership,\njurisdiction, supervision or control of any portion of the railroad line\nknown as the "Southern Tier Line," which is located between the New\nYork-Pennsylvania state line in the county of Chautauqua and the city of\nHornell, and complies with all other applicable provisions of law\npertaining to the filing of an application for exemption, such property\nand the agency's activities with respect thereto shall be entitled to\nexemption from taxes or assessments as otherwise provided by law, except\nfor nineteen hundred ninety-five--ninety-six school taxes levied prior\nto September fifteen, nineteen hundred ninety-five. The tax exemption\nconferred pursuant to this subdivision shall be subject to the prior\nconsent of the affected tax jurisdictions that are located outside the\ncounty of Allegany, and shall not apply to special ad valorem levies and\nspecial assessments.\n  * NB Agency expires per §§ 856 and 882\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 466-D*4 — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 4 / Title 2 / Section 466-D*4
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers; certain counties
Status: in_force

* § 466-d. Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers;\ncertain counties. 1. Real property owned by an enrolled member of an\nincorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated\nvoluntary ambulance service or such enrolled member and spouse residing\nin any county having a population of more than two hundred eighteen\nthousand but less than two hundred twenty-three thousand as determined\nin accordance with the latest decennial census, shall be exempt from\ntaxation to the extent of ten percent of the assessed value of such\nproperty for city, village, town, part town, special district, or county\npurposes, exclusive of special assessments, provided that the governing\nbody of a city, village, town, or county, after a public hearing, adopts\na local law, ordinance or resolution providing therefor; provided\nfurther, however, that such exemption shall in no event exceed three\nthousand dollars multiplied by the latest state equalization rate for\nthe assessing unit in which such real property is located.\n  2. Such exemption shall not be granted to an enrolled member of an\nincorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated\nvoluntary ambulance service residing in such county unless:\n  (a) the applicant resides in the city, town, or village which is\nserved by such incorporated volunteer fire company or fire department or\nincorporated voluntary ambulance service;\n  (b) the property is the primary residence of the applicant;\n  (c) the property is used exclusively for residential purposes;\nprovided however, that in the event any portion of such property is not\nused exclusively for the applicant's residence but is used for other\npurposes, such portion shall be subject to taxation and the remaining\nportion only shall be entitled to the exemption provided by this\nsection; and\n  (d) the applicant has been certified by the authority having\njurisdiction for the incorporated volunteer fire company or fire\ndepartment as an enrolled member of such incorporated volunteer fire\ncompany or fire department for at least five years or the applicant has\nbeen certified by the authority having jurisdiction for the incorporated\nvoluntary ambulance service as an enrolled member of such incorporated\nvoluntary ambulance service for at least five years. It shall be the\nduty and responsibility of the municipality which adopts a local law,\nordinance or resolution pursuant to this section to determine the\nprocedure for certification.\n  3. Any enrolled member of an incorporated volunteer fire company, fire\ndepartment or incorporated voluntary ambulance service who accrues more\nthan twenty years of active service and is so certified by the authority\nhaving jurisdiction for the incorporated volunteer fire company, fire\ndepartment or incorporated voluntary ambulance service, shall be granted\nthe ten percent exemption as authorized by this section for the\nremainder of his or her life as long as his or her primary residence is\nlocated within such county provided that the governing body of a city,\nvillage, town or county, after a public hearing, adopts a local law,\nordinance or resolution providing therefor.\n  4. Application for such exemption shall be filed with the assessor or\nother agency, department or office designated by the municipality\noffering such exemption on or before the taxable status date on a form\nas prescribed by the commissioner.\n  5. No applicant who is a volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance\nworker who by reason of such status is receiving any benefit under the\nprovisions of this article on the effective date of this section shall\nsuffer any diminution of such benefit because of the provisions of this\nsection.\n  * NB There are 4 § 466-d's\n  * NB Repealed December 9, 2028\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 2103 — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 43 / Part 1 / Section 2103
Ineligibility to office
Status: in_force

§ 2103. Ineligibility to office.  1. No district superintendent or\nsupervisor is eligible to the office of trustee or member of a board of\neducation, and no trustee or member of a board of education can hold the\noffice of district clerk, collector, treasurer or librarian, except as\notherwise provided by section twenty-one hundred thirty.\n  2. A person removed from a school district office shall be ineligible\nto appointment or election to any district office for a period of one\nyear from the date of such removal.\n  3. Not more than one member of a family shall be a member of the same\nboard of education in any school district.\n  4. No employee of a board of education may be a member of such board;\nprovided, however, that in a city with a population of one million or\nmore nothing herein shall prohibit an employee of the board of education\nof a community school board from being a member of a community school\nboard except that such employee may not be a member of any community\nschool board that directly employs him.\n
N.Y. ELN Law § 5-214 — New York Code / Act ELN / Article 5 / Title 2 / Section 5-214
Registration cards for identification
Status: in_force

§ 5-214. Registration cards for identification. A board of elections\nmay provide identification cards for use in any city or town in such\ncounty in which the board deems it necessary to facilitate voting.\nHowever, the failure of a voter to present such card shall not deprive\nsuch voter of the right to exercise the franchise, or any other right\nprovided under this chapter.\n
N.Y. ELN Law § 5-208 — New York Code / Act ELN / Article 5 / Title 2 / Section 5-208
Transfer of registration and enrollment
Status: in_force

§ 5-208. Transfer of registration and enrollment. 1. The board of\nelections shall transfer the registration and enrollment of any voter\nappearing on a statewide voter list pursuant to subdivision one of\nsection 5-614 of this article for whom it receives a notice of change of\naddress to another address in New York state, or for any voter who\nsubmits a ballot in an affidavit ballot envelope which sets forth such a\nnew address. Such notices shall include, but not be limited to, notices\nreceived from any state agency which conducts a voter registration\nprogram pursuant to the provisions of sections 5-211 and 5-212 of this\ntitle, that the voter has notified such agency of a change of address in\nNew York state unless the voter has indicated that such change of\naddress is not for voter registration purposes, notices of change of\naddress from the United States Postal Service through the National\nChange of Address System, any notices of a forwarding address on mail\nsent to a voter by the board of elections and returned by the postal\nservice, national or state voter registration forms, confirmation\nmailing response cards, United States Postal Service notices to\ncorrespondents of change of address, applications for registration from\npersons already registered in New York state, or any other notices to\ncorrespondents sent to the board of elections by such voters.\n  2. Upon receipt of such a notice, the board shall compare the\nsignature (if any) and other information with the signature and other\ninformation on the registration record on file. If such signature and\nother information appears to be correct, the board shall change the\naddress of the voter in all the records of such board.\n  3. If such a notice is received at least fifteen days before a\nprimary, special or general election, such change of address must be\ncompleted before such election.\n  4. If such application for registration from a voter already\nregistered in New York state also reflects a change of enrollment, the\nboard of elections shall treat such application as an application for\nchange of enrollment pursuant to section 5-304 of this article.\n  5. As soon as practicable, after it transfers a voter's registration,\nthe board of elections shall send the voter, by forwardable first class\nor return postage guaranteed mail, a notice advising him of the transfer\nin a form which is similar to the notice sent to new registrants\npursuant to the provisions of section 5-210 of this title and which has\nbeen approved by the state board of elections. If the notice of change\nof address did not contain the voter's signature, such notice shall\ninclude a postage paid return card, in a form prescribed by the state\nboard of elections, on which the voter may notify the board of elections\nof any correction of address, together with a statement on such notice\nand on the return card that the voter should return such card only if\nthe address to which the notice was sent is not the voter's current\naddress.\n  6. If a notice sent pursuant to subdivision five of this section is\nreturned by the postal service as undeliverable and without a forwarding\naddress, the board of elections shall return the registration of such\nvoter to the original address, send such voter a confirmation notice\npursuant to the provisions of subdivision one of section 5-712 of this\ntitle and place such voter in inactive status.\n  7. The board of elections shall preserve such notices of change of\naddress for as long as registration records are otherwise required to be\npreserved or, if the computer readable records maintained by the board\nof elections include a complete copy of such notice, the board shall\npreserve the original notice for a period of at least two years or such\nlonger period as the state board of elections may require.\n  8. If the board of elections receives notice of a change of address\nwithin New York state from, or with respect to, a person who it\ndetermines is not registered in New York state, it shall forthwith send\nsuch person a notice to that effect in a form approved by the state\nboard of elections at the new address set forth in such notice of change\nof address, together with a voter registration form.\n  9. The state board of elections shall promulgate regulations as to the\nprocedures for transferring a voter from one county to another.\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 2574 — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 52 / Section 2574
Assistant superintendents in a city having a population of one million or more
Status: in_force

§ 2574. Assistant superintendents in a city having a population of one\nmillion or more.  The title district superintendent used in any law to\ndesignate a district superintendent in the employ of the board of\neducation of a city having a population of one million or more is hereby\nchanged to assistant superintendent.  The persons affected by this\nsection shall, under such new title, continue to have the pension\nrights, salary rights, tenure rights, and all other rights they had\nunder the title district superintendent.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 489-CCCCC — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 4 / Title 2-E / Section 489-CCCCC
Eligibility for benefits
Status: in_force

§ 489-ccccc. Eligibility for benefits.  1. A recipient of a\ncertificate of eligibility with an effective date of July first,\nnineteen hundred ninety-five or after must make one-half the minimum\nrequired expenditure within eighteen months of the effective date of\nsuch certificate, and make the minimum required expenditure within\nthirty-six months of the effective date of such certificate to be\neligible to receive the benefits of this title. Any recipient who shall\nfail to make such expenditures shall cease to be eligible for benefits\npursuant to this title and shall pay, with interest, any taxes for which\nan exemption was claimed pursuant to this title.\n  2. No benefits pursuant to this title shall be granted for\nconstruction work on any condominium unit unless such unit is in a\nbuilding or structure which, if viewed as a whole and as if it were\nunder single ownership, would qualify as mixed-use property.  The\nminimum required expenditure applicable to any recipient of a\ncertificate of eligibility for construction work on a condominium unit\nshall be equal to the minimum required expenditure which would apply if\na certificate of eligibility were issued for construction work on the\nentire property where such unit is located. Nothing in this subdivision\nshall be construed to prevent owners of condominium units in the same\nproperty from forming an association to be a recipient.\n  3. No benefits pursuant to this title shall be granted for any\nconstruction work unless the applicant filed an application for such\nbenefits on or before the date of issuance of a building permit for such\nwork. The requirements of this subdivision may be satisfied where the\napplicant's architect, contractor or other representative authorized to\nfile the application for such building permit files with the department\nof finance on behalf of the applicant a preliminary application\ncontaining such information as the department of finance shall prescribe\nby rule.\n  4. No benefits pursuant to this title shall be granted for any\nconstruction work on property any part of which is used or is to be used\nfor a restricted activity.\n  5. No benefits pursuant to this title shall be granted for\nconstruction work which is the subject of a certificate of eligibility\nissued pursuant to title two, title two-C or title two-D of this\narticle.\n  6. The benefits of this title shall be granted exclusively for\nresidential  construction work or a combination of residential\nconstruction work and commercial construction work described in approved\nplans. The benefits of this title shall be granted exclusively for\nresidential construction work or a combination of residential\nconstruction work and commercial construction work on existing buildings\nor structures which, after completion of such construction work, will\nqualify as mixed-use property. No benefits pursuant to this title shall\nbe granted for construction of a new building or structure.\n  7. Any tax lot which is partly located inside the mixed-use\nconstruction exemption area shall be deemed to be entirely located\ninside such area.\n  8. No benefits pursuant to this title shall be granted for any\nresidential construction work or combination of residential construction\nwork and commercial construction work unless the applicant shall file,\ntogether with the application, an affidavit setting forth the following\ninformation:\n  (a) a statement that within the seven years immediately preceding the\ndate of application for a certificate of eligibility, neither the\napplicant, nor any person owning a substantial interest in the property\nas defined in paragraph (c) of this subdivision, nor any officer,\ndirector or general partner of the applicant or such person was finally\nadjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to have violated\nsection two hundred thirty-five of the real property law or any section\nof article one hundred fifty of the penal law or any similar arson law\nof another jurisdiction with respect to any building, or was an officer,\ndirector or general partner of a person at the time such person was\nfinally adjudicated to have violated such law; and\n  (b) a statement setting forth any pending charges alleging violation\nof section two hundred thirty-five of the real property law or any\nsection of article one hundred fifty of the penal law or any similar\narson law of another jurisdiction with respect to any building by the\napplicant or any person owning a substantial interest in the property as\ndefined in paragraph (c) of this subdivision, or any officer, director\nor general partner of the applicant or such person, or any person for\nwhom the applicant or person owning a substantial interest in the\nproperty is an officer, director or general partner.\n  (c) "Substantial interest" as used in this subdivision and subdivision\nnine of this section shall mean ownership and control of an interest of\nten per centum or more in a property or any person owning a property.\n  9. (a) If any person described in the statement required by paragraph\n(b) of subdivision eight of this section or paragraph (b) of this\nsubdivision is finally adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction\nto be guilty of any charge listed in such statement, the recipient shall\ncease to be eligible for benefits pursuant to this title and shall pay,\nwith interest, any taxes for which an exemption was claimed pursuant to\nthis title.\n  (b) The recipient shall, on the certificate of continuing use, state\nwhether any charges alleging violation by the recipient or any person\nowning a substantial interest in the property, or any officer, director\nor general partner of the recipient or person owning a substantial\ninterest in the property, or any person for whom the recipient or person\nowning a substantial interest in the property is an officer, director or\ngeneral partner, of section two hundred thirty-five of the real property\nlaw or any section of article one hundred fifty of the penal law or any\nsimilar arson law of another jurisdiction, are pending. For purposes of\nthis paragraph, "substantial interest" shall have the same meaning as\nset forth in paragraph (c) of subdivision eight of this section.\n  10. In addition to any other qualifications for exemption from payment\nof taxes set forth in this title, an applicant must be:\n  (a) obligated to pay real property tax on the property for which an\nexemption is sought, whether such obligation arises because of record\nownership of such property, or because the obligation to pay such tax\nhas been assumed by contract; or\n  (b) the record owner or lessee of property which is exempt from real\nproperty taxation who has entered into an agreement to sell or lease\nsuch property to another person. Such person shall be a co-applicant\nwith such owner or lessee.\n  11. A co-applicant with a public entity shall be an eligible recipient\npursuant to this title, provided that for such period as the property\nwhich is the subject of the certificate of eligibility is exempt from\nreal property taxation because it is owned or controlled by a public\nentity no benefits shall be available to such recipient pursuant to this\ntitle. Such recipient shall receive benefits pursuant to this title when\nsuch property ceases to be eligible for exemption pursuant to other\nprovisions of law, as follows: the recipient shall, commencing with the\ndate such tax exemption ceases, and continuing until the expiration of\nthe benefit period pursuant to this title, receive the benefits to which\nsuch recipient is entitled in the corresponding tax year pursuant to\nthis title.\n  12. Notwithstanding the provisions of any local law for the\nstabilization of rents in multiple dwellings or the emergency tenant\nprotection act of nineteen seventy-four, the rents of a dwelling unit in\nproperty which is the subject of a certificate of eligibility pursuant\nto this title shall be fully subject to control under such local law,\nunless exempt under such local law from control by reason of the\ncooperative or condominium status of the dwelling unit, for the entire\nperiod for which such property is receiving benefits pursuant to this\ntitle, provided, however, that for purposes of this subdivision, a\nproperty receiving benefits pursuant to this title whose benefits are\nsuspended, terminated or revoked by the department of finance shall be\ndeemed to be receiving benefits for the length of time such benefits\nwould have been received if such benefits had not been suspended,\nterminated or revoked, or for the period such local law is in effect,\nwhichever is shorter. Thereafter, such rents shall continue to be\nsubject to such control, except that such rents that would not have been\nsubject to such control but for this subdivision, shall be decontrolled\nif the landlord has included in each lease and renewal thereof for such\nunit for the tenant in residence at the time of such decontrol a notice\nin at least twelve point type informing such tenant that the unit shall\nbecome subject to such decontrol upon the expiration of benefits\npursuant to this title.\n
N.Y. LAB Law § 391 — New York Code / Act LAB / Article 14 / Title 2 / Section 391
Jurisdiction over mercantile and other establishments
Status: in_force

§ 391. Jurisdiction over mercantile and other establishments.  1. The\ncommissioner shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this\nchapter relating to mercantile establishments, business offices,\ntelegraph offices, restaurants, hotels, apartment houses, theaters or\nother places of public amusement, bowling alleys, barber shops, shoe\npolishing establishments, the distribution or transmission of\nmerchandise, articles or messages, or the distribution or sale of\narticles.\n  2. The commissioner shall cause proper inspections to be made. No\nperson shall interfere with or prevent such inspections. All persons\nconnected with any such mercantile or other establishment herein\nspecified shall properly answer all questions asked by such inspector\nwith reference to any of the provisions of this article.\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 2111 — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 43 / Part 1 / Section 2111
Resignation of district officers
Status: in_force

§ 2111.  Resignation of district officers.  A school district officer\nmay resign to a district meeting.  Such officer shall also be deemed to\nhave resigned if he filed a written resignation with the district\nsuperintendent of his district and such superintendent endorses thereon\nhis approval and files the same with the district clerk.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 4910 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 49 / Title 2 / Section 4910
Right to external appeal established
Status: in_force

§ 4910. Right to external appeal established. (a) There is hereby\nestablished an insured's right to an external appeal of a final adverse\ndetermination by a health plan.\n  (b) An insured, the insured's designee and, in connection with\nconcurrent and retrospective adverse determinations, an insured's health\ncare provider, shall have the right to request an external appeal when:\n  (1) (A) the insured has had coverage of the health care service, which\nwould otherwise be a covered benefit under a subscriber contract or\ngovernmental health benefit program, denied on appeal, in whole or in\npart, pursuant to title one of this article on the grounds that such\nhealth care service does not meet the health care plan's requirements\nfor medical necessity, appropriateness, health care setting, level of\ncare, effectiveness of a covered benefit, or other ground consistent\nwith 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-19 as determined by the superintendent, and\n  (B) the health care plan has rendered a final adverse determination\nwith respect to such health care service or both the plan and the\ninsured have jointly agreed to waive any internal appeal, or the insured\nis deemed to have exhausted or is not required to complete any internal\nappeal pursuant to section 2719 of the Public Health Service Act, 42\nU.S.C. § 300gg-19; or\n  (2) (A) the insured has had coverage of a health care service denied\non the basis that such service is experimental or investigational, and\nsuch denial has been upheld on appeal under title one of this article,\nor both the plan and the insured have jointly agreed to waive any\ninternal appeal, or the insured is deemed to have exhausted or is not\nrequired to complete any internal appeal pursuant to section 2719 of the\nPublic Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-19, and\n  (B) the insured's attending physician has certified that the insured\nhas a condition or disease (a) for which standard health services or\nprocedures have been ineffective or would be medically inappropriate, or\n(b) for which there does not exist a more beneficial standard health\nservice or procedure covered by the health care plan, or (c) for which\nthere exists a clinical trial or rare disease treatment, and\n  (C) the insured's attending physician, who must be a licensed,\nboard-certified or board-eligible physician qualified to practice in the\narea of practice appropriate to treat the insured's condition or\ndisease, must have recommended either (a) a health service or procedure\n(including a pharmaceutical product within the meaning of subparagraph\n(B) of paragraph two of subsection (e) of section four thousand nine\nhundred of this article) that, based on two documents from the available\nmedical and scientific evidence, is likely to be more beneficial to the\ninsured than any covered standard health service or procedure or, in the\ncase of a rare disease, based on the physician's certification required\nby subsection (g-7) of section four thousand nine hundred of this\narticle and such other evidence as the insured, the insured's designee\nor the insured's attending physician may present, that the requested\nhealth service or procedure is likely to benefit the insured in the\ntreatment of the insured's rare disease and that such benefit to the\ninsured outweighs the risks of such health service or procedure; or (b)\na clinical trial for which the insured is eligible. Any physician\ncertification provided under this section shall include a statement of\nthe evidence relied upon by the physician in certifying his or her\nrecommendation, and\n  (D) the specific health service or procedure recommended by the\nattending physician would otherwise be covered under the policy except\nfor the health care plan's determination that the health service or\nprocedure is experimental or investigational; or\n  (3)(A) the insured has had coverage of the health service (other than\na clinical trial to which paragraph two of this subsection shall apply),\nwhich would otherwise be a covered benefit under a subscriber contract\nor governmental health benefit program, denied on appeal, in whole or in\npart, pursuant to title one of this article on the grounds that such\nhealth service is out-of-network and an alternate recommended treatment\nis available in-network, and the health plan has rendered a final\nadverse determination with respect to an out-of-network denial or both\nthe health plan and the insured have jointly agreed to waive any\ninternal appeal; and\n  (B) the insured's attending physician, who shall be a licensed, board\ncertified or board eligible physician qualified to practice in the\nspecialty area of practice appropriate to treat the insured for the\nhealth service sought, certifies that the out-of-network health service\nis materially different than the alternate recommended in-network health\nservice, and recommends a health service that, based on two documents\nfrom the available medical and scientific evidence, is likely to be more\nclinically beneficial than the alternate recommended in-network\ntreatment and the adverse risk of the requested health service would\nlikely not be substantially increased over the alternate recommended\nin-network health service.\n  (4)(A) The insured has had an out-of-network referral denied on the\ngrounds that the health care plan has a health care provider in the\nin-network benefits portion of its network with appropriate training and\nexperience to meet the particular health care needs of an insured, and\nwho is able to provide the requested health service.\n  (B) The insured's attending physician, who shall be a licensed, board\ncertified or board eligible physician qualified to practice in the\nspecialty area of practice appropriate to treat the insured for the\nhealth service sought, certifies that the in-network health care\nprovider or providers recommended by the health care plan do not have\nthe appropriate training and experience to meet the particular health\ncare needs of an insured, and recommends an out-of-network provider with\nthe appropriate training and experience to meet the particular health\ncare needs of an insured, and who is able to provide the requested\nhealth service.\n  (c) (1) The health care plan may charge the insured a fee of up to\ntwenty-five dollars per external appeal with an annual limit on filing\nfees for an insured not to exceed seventy-five dollars within a single\nplan year; provided that, in the event the external appeal agent\noverturns the final adverse determination of the plan, such fee shall be\nrefunded to the insured. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the health plan\nshall not require the enrollee to pay any such fee if the enrollee is a\nrecipient of medical assistance or is covered by a policy pursuant to\ntitle one-A of article twenty-five of the public health law.\nNotwithstanding the foregoing, the health plan shall not require the\ninsured to pay any such fee if such fee shall pose a hardship to the\ninsured as determined by the plan.\n  (2) The health care plan may charge the insured's health care provider\na fee of up to fifty dollars per external appeal, other than for an\nexternal appeal requested pursuant to paragraph two or three of\nsubsection (d) of section four thousand nine hundred fourteen of this\narticle; provided that, in the event the external appeal agent overturns\nthe final adverse determination of the plan, such fee shall be refunded\nto the insured's health care provider.\n  (d) An enrollee covered under the Medicare or Medicaid program may\nappeal the denial of a health care service pursuant to the provisions of\nthis title, provided, however, that any determination rendered\nconcerning such denial pursuant to existing federal and state law\nrelating to the Medicare or Medicaid program or pursuant to federal law\nenacted subsequent to the effective date of this title and providing for\nan external appeal process for such denial shall be binding on the\nenrollee and the insurer and shall supersede any determinations rendered\npursuant to this title.\n
N.Y. PML Law § 1321-C — New York Code / Act PML / Article 13 / Title 2-A / Section 1321-C
Form of application
Status: in_force

§ 1321-c. Form of application. The form of the application shall be\nthe same as established under section thirteen hundred thirteen of this\narticle.\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 2553 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 25 / Title 2-A / Section 2553
Early intervention coordinating council
Status: in_force

§ 2553. Early intervention coordinating council. 1. (a) The department\nshall establish an early intervention coordinating council.\n  (b) The council shall consist of thirty members, unless otherwise\nrequired by federal law, appointed by the governor. At least five\nmembers shall be parents, four of whom shall be parents of children with\ndisabilities aged twelve or younger and one of whom shall be the parent\nof a child with disabilities aged six or younger; at least five shall be\nrepresentatives of public or private providers of early intervention\nservices; at least one shall be involved in personnel preparation or\ntraining; at least three shall be representatives of managed care plans\nor managed care plan trade associations familiar with how claims for\nservices provided pursuant to this title are managed; at least two shall\nbe early intervention officials; at least two shall be members of the\nlegislature or such members' designees; seven shall be the commissioner\nand the commissioners of education, the office of children and family\nservices, people with developmental disabilities, mental health,\nalcoholism and substance abuse services and the superintendent of\nfinancial services, or their appropriate designees with sufficient\nauthority to engage in policy planning and implementation on behalf of\ntheir agencies.\n  (c) The governor shall appoint ten members on the recommendation of\nthe temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly,\neach of whom shall recommend five members as follows: one parent of a\nchild with disabilities age twelve or younger; one representative of\npublic or private providers of early intervention services; one\nrepresentative of a managed care plan or managed care plan trade\nassociation familiar with how claims for services provided pursuant to\nthis title are managed; one member of the legislature; and one early\nintervention official. The governor shall appoint four members on the\nrecommendations of the minority leader of the assembly and the minority\nleader of the senate, each of whom shall recommend two members as\nfollows: one parent of a child with disabilities age twelve or younger;\none representative of public or private providers of early intervention\nservices.\n  (d) The governor shall designate a chairperson from among the members\nof the council. All members shall serve for terms of three years. Such\nterms shall be established so that the terms of no more than one-third\nof the members of the council expire each year.\n  (e) A majority of the appointed voting membership of the council shall\nconstitute a quorum.\n  2. The council shall:\n  (a) assist the lead agency in the effective performance of the lead\nagency's responsibilities set out under this title, including:\n  (i) identifying the sources of fiscal support for early intervention\nservices and programs, assignment of financial responsibility to the\nappropriate agency and promotion of interagency agreements;\n  (ii) preparing applications and amendments required pursuant to\nfederal law;\n  (iii) advising and assisting the commissioner regarding payment\nmethodologies established pursuant to section twenty-five hundred\nfifty-five of this title to reimburse adequately the cost of services\nauthorized pursuant to this article and to promote the efficient,\neconomical, productive and stable delivery of early intervention\nservices. The council shall convene a reimbursement advisory panel, the\nmembers of which shall be appointed by the commissioner, to assist the\ncouncil regarding such payment methodologies. Such panel shall consist\nof no more than sixteen members, and shall include at least four\nrepresentatives of municipalities, at least four representatives of\nstatewide and regional provider organizations, and such other members as\nthe commissioner shall deem appropriate.\n  (b) advise and assist the commissioner and other state early\nintervention service agencies in the development of coordinated\nstandards and procedures pursuant to section twenty-five hundred\nfifty-one of this title in order to promote the full participation and\ncooperation of such agencies;\n  (c) advise and assist the commissioner and the commissioner of\neducation regarding the transition of toddlers with disabilities to\nservices provided under section forty-four hundred ten of the education\nlaw, to the extent such services are appropriate;\n  (d) advise and assist the commissioner in identifying barriers that\nimpede timely and effective service delivery, including advice and\nassistance with regard to interagency disputes; and\n  (e) prepare and submit an annual report to the governor and\nlegislature on the status of the early intervention program.\n  3. The council shall meet at least four times a year. Special meetings\nmay be called by the chairperson and shall be called at the request of\nthe commissioner.\n  4. At least sixty days prior to the commissioner's final approval of\nrules and regulations pursuant to this title, other than emergency rules\nand regulations, the commissioner shall submit proposed rules and\nregulations to the council for its review. The council shall review all\nproposed rules and regulations and report its recommendations thereon to\nthe commissioner within sixty days. The commissioner shall not act in a\nmanner inconsistent with the recommendations of the council without\nfirst providing the reasons therefor. The council, upon a majority vote\nof its members, may require that an alternative approach to the proposed\nrules and regulations be published with a notice of the proposed rules\nand regulations pursuant to section two hundred two of the state\nadministrative procedure act. When an alternative approach is published\npursuant to this section, the commissioner shall state the reasons for\nnot selecting such alternative approach.\n  5. The members of the council shall be allowed their reasonable and\nnecessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties\nhereunder.\n
N.Y. ELN Law § 3-216 — New York Code / Act ELN / Article 3 / Title 2 / Section 3-216
Boards of elections; assistance to, records to be furnished it
Status: in_force

§ 3-216. Boards of elections; assistance to, records to be furnished\nit.  1. Any law enforcement agency whenever called upon by a board of\nelections, shall assist in the investigation of registrations and render\nall other practicable assistance in the enforcement of this chapter. The\nofficer in charge shall detail to the service of the board of elections,\nupon its written request, such members or employees of the agency as may\nbe necessary.\n  2. Every public officer shall be required to furnish to the board of\nelections, without charge, such copies of the official records in his\ncustody, certified by him, as the board may require and as are\nappropriate and necessary for the performance of its duties.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 1428 — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 14 / Title 2 / Section 1428
Notice of receipt of tax roll and warrant
Status: in_force

§ 1428. Notice of receipt of tax roll and warrant. 1. Upon receiving\nthe tax roll and warrant and on or before the first day of June or such\nother date as may be applicable pursuant to section 5-510 or section\n17-1729 of the village law, the treasurer shall cause to be published in\nthe official paper of the village, once a week for two successive weeks,\na notice that such tax roll and warrant have been left with him for the\ncollection of the taxes therein levied.\n  2. Such notice shall designate one or more convenient places in the\nvillage where he will receive taxes from the first day of June to and\nincluding the first day of July or such other dates as may be applicable\npursuant to section 5-510 or section 17-1729 of the village law, from\nnine o'clock in the morning until four o'clock in the afternoon,\nexcepting Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.\n  3. Such notice shall contain a statement of the interest required to\nbe added by section fourteen hundred thirty-two of this chapter.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 466-B — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 4 / Title 2 / Section 466-B
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers; certain additional counties
Status: in_force

* § 466-b. Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers;\ncertain additional counties. 1. Real property owned by an enrolled\nmember of an incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or\nincorporated voluntary ambulance service or such enrolled member and\nspouse residing in any county having a population of more than one\nhundred twenty thousand inhabitants but less than one hundred forty-one\nthousand inhabitants, determined in accordance with the latest federal\ndecennial census, shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of ten\npercent of the assessed value of such property for city, village, town,\npart town, special district or county purposes, exclusive of special\nassessments, provided that the governing body of a city, village, town\nor county, after a public hearing, adopts a local law, ordinance or\nresolution providing therefor; provided further, however, that such\nexemption shall in no event exceed three thousand dollars multiplied by\nthe latest state equalization rate for the assessing unit in which such\nreal property is located.\n  2. Such exemption shall not be granted to an enrolled member of an\nincorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated\nvoluntary ambulance service residing in such county unless:\n  (a) the applicant resides in the city, town or village which is served\nby such incorporated volunteer fire company or fire department or\nincorporated voluntary ambulance service;\n  (b) the property is the primary residence of the applicant;\n  (c) the property is used exclusively for residential purposes;\nprovided however, that in the event any portion of such property is not\nused exclusively for the applicant's residence but is used for other\npurposes, such portion shall be subject to taxation and the remaining\nportion only shall be entitled to the exemption provided by this\nsection; and\n  (d) the applicant has been certified by the authority having\njurisdiction for the incorporated volunteer fire company or fire\ndepartment as an enrolled member of such incorporated volunteer fire\ncompany or fire department for at least five years or the applicant has\nbeen certified by the authority having jurisdiction for the incorporated\nvoluntary ambulance service as an enrolled member of such incorporated\nvoluntary ambulance service for at least five years. It shall be the\nduty and responsibility of the municipality which adopts a local law,\nordinance or resolution pursuant to this section to determine the\nprocedure for certification.\n  3. Any enrolled member of an incorporated volunteer fire company, fire\ndepartment or incorporated voluntary ambulance service who accrues more\nthan twenty years of active service and is so certified by the authority\nhaving jurisdiction for the incorporated volunteer fire company, fire\ndepartment or incorporated voluntary ambulance service, shall be granted\nthe ten percent exemption as authorized by this section for the\nremainder of his or her life as long as his or her primary residence is\nlocated within such a county provided that the governing body of a city,\nvillage, town or county, after a public hearing, adopts a local law,\nordinance or resolution providing therefor.\n  4. Application for such exemption shall be filed with the assessor or\nother agency, department or office designated by the municipality\noffering such exemption on or before the taxable status date on a form\nas prescribed by the commissioner.\n  5. No applicant who is a volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance\nworker who by reason of such status is receiving any benefit under the\nprovisions of this article on the effective date of this section shall\nsuffer any diminution of such benefit because of the provisions of this\nsection.\n  * NB Repealed December 9, 2028\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 757 — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 17-A / Title 2 / Section 757
Initiative of electors seeking consolidation
Status: in_force

§ 757. Initiative of electors seeking consolidation. 1. The electors\nof two or more local government entities may commence a consolidation\nproceeding by filing an original petition, containing not less than the\nnumber of signatures provided for in subdivision two of this section and\nin the form provided for in subdivision three of this section, with the\nclerk of the town in which the entities or the greater portion of their\nterritory are located, except that if one or more of the entities to be\nconsolidated is a village the original petition of electors from the\nvillage shall be filed with the clerk of the village. Accompanying the\nfiled petition shall be a cover sheet containing the name, address and\ntelephone number of an individual who signed the petition and who will\nserve as a contact person.\n  2. The petition shall contain the signatures of at least ten percent\nof the number of electors or five thousand electors, whichever is less,\nin each local government entity to be consolidated; provided, however,\nthat where the local government entity to be consolidated contains five\nhundred or fewer electors, the petition shall contain the signatures of\nat least twenty percent of the number of electors. No signature on a\npetition is valid unless it is the original signature of an elector.\n  3. The petition shall substantially comply with, and be circulated in,\nthe following form:\n               PETITION FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONSOLIDATION\n  We, the undersigned electors and legal voters of (insert type of local\ngovernment entity - e.g., town, village or district) of (insert name of\nlocal government entity), New York, qualified to vote at the next\ngeneral or special election, respectfully petition that there be\nsubmitted to the electors and legal voters of (insert type and name of\nlocal government entities proposed to be consolidated), for their\napproval or rejection at a referendum held for that purpose, a proposal\nto consolidate (insert type and name of local government entity) with\n(insert type and name of local government entity or entities).\n  In witness whereof, we have signed our names on the dates indicated\nnext to our signatures.\n     Date      Name - print name under signature             Home Address\n  1. _____       _________________________________             ____________\n  2. _____       _________________________________             ____________\n  3. _____       _________________________________             ____________\n  (On the bottom of each page of the petition, after all of the numbered\nsignatures, insert a signed statement of a witness who is a duly\nqualified elector of the state of New York. Such a statement shall be\naccepted for all purposes as the equivalent of an affidavit, and if it\ncontains a material false statement, shall subject the person signing it\nto the same penalties as if he or she has been duly sworn. The form of\nsuch statement shall be substantially as follows:\n  I, (insert name of witness), state that I am a duly qualified voter of\nthe state of New York. Each of the persons that have signed this\npetition sheet containing (insert number) signatures have signed their\nnames in my presence on the dates indicated above and identified\nthemselves to be the same person who signed the sheet. I understand that\nthis statement will be accepted for all purposes as the equivalent of an\naffidavit, and if it contains a materially false statement, shall\nsubject me to the penalties of perjury.\n_________________  _________________________________\n     Date                     Signature of Witness)\n  (In  lieu of the signed statement of a witness who is a duly qualified\nvoter of the state of New York, the  following  statement  signed  by  a\nnotary public or a commissioner of deeds shall be accepted:\n  On the date indicated above before me personally came each of the\nelectors and legal voters whose signatures appear on this petition sheet\ncontaining (insert number) signatures, who signed the petition in my\npresence and who, being by me duly sworn, each for himself or herself,\nidentified himself or herself as the one and same person who signed the\npetition and that the foregoing information they provided was true.\n_________________            _________________________________\n     Date                     Notary Public or Commissioner of Deeds)\n  4.   An  alteration  or  correction  of  information  appearing  on  a\npetition's signature line, other  than  an  un-initialed  signature  and\ndate, shall not invalidate such signature.\n  5. In matters of form, this section shall be liberally construed, not\ninconsistent with substantial compliance thereto and the prevention of\nfraud.\n  6. Within ten days of the filing of the petition seeking consolidation\npursuant to subdivision one of this section, the clerk with whom the\npetition was filed shall make a final determination regarding the\nsufficiency of the number of signatures on the petition and provide\ntimely written notice of such determination to the contact person named\nin the cover sheet accompanying the petition. The contact person or any\nindividual who signed the petition may seek judicial review of such\ndetermination in a proceeding pursuant to article seventy-eight of the\ncivil practice laws and rules.\n  7. Upon the clerk's determination that the petition contains not less\nthan the number of signatures of electors required in subdivision two of\nthis section, the governing body or bodies of the local government\nentities to be consolidated shall, no later than thirty days thereafter,\nenact a resolution in accordance with subdivision two of section seven\nhundred fifty-five of this title calling for a referendum on the\nproposed consolidation by the electors in each of the entities and set a\ndate for such referendum.\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 1716 — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 35 / Section 1716
Estimated expenses for ensuing year
Status: in_force

§ 1716. Estimated expenses for ensuing year. 1. It shall be the duty\nof the board of education of each district to present at the annual\nbudget hearing a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money\nwhich will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes,\nspecifying the several purposes and the amount for each. The amount for\neach purpose estimated necessary for payments to boards of cooperative\neducational services shall be shown in full, with no deduction of\nestimated state aid. The amount of state aid provided and its percentage\nrelationship to the total expenditures shall also be shown. This section\nshall not be construed to prevent the board from presenting such\nstatement at a budget hearing held not less than seven nor more than\nfourteen days prior to a special meeting called for the purpose, nor\nfrom presenting a supplementary and amended statement or estimate at any\ntime.\n  2. Such statement shall be completed at least seven days before the\nbudget hearing at which it is to be presented and copies thereof shall\nbe prepared and made available, upon request and at the school district\noffices, at any public library or free association library within the\ndistrict and on the school district's internet website, if one exists,\nto residents within the district during the period of fourteen days\nimmediately preceding the annual meeting and election or special\ndistrict meeting at which the budget vote will occur and at such meeting\nor hearing. The board shall also as a part of the notice required by\nsection two thousand four of this chapter give notice of the date, time\nand place of the budget hearing and that a copy of such statement may be\nobtained by any resident in the district at each schoolhouse in the\ndistrict in which school is maintained during certain designated hours\non each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday during the fourteen\ndays immediately preceding such meeting. The board shall include notice\nof the availability of such statement at least once during the school\nyear in any district-wide mailing distributed.\n  3. Commencing with the proposed budget for the nineteen hundred\nninety-seven--ninety-eight school year, such proposed budget shall be in\nplain language and shall be consistent with regulations promulgated by\nthe commissioner pursuant to subdivision twenty-six of section three\nhundred five of this chapter. Categorization of and format for revenue,\nincluding payments in lieu of taxes, property tax refunds from\ncertiorari proceedings, expenditure, transfer, and fund balance\ninformation and changes in such data from the prior year and, in the\ncase of a resubmitted or amended budget, changes in such information\nfrom the prior year submitted budget, shall be complete and accurate and\nset forth in such a manner as to best promote public comprehension and\nreadability.\n  4. Commencing with the proposed budget for the nineteen hundred\nninety-eight--ninety-nine school year, such proposed budget shall be\npresented in three components: a program component, a capital component\nand an administrative component which shall be separately delineated in\naccordance with regulations of the commissioner after consultation with\nlocal school district officials. The administrative component shall\ninclude, but need not be limited to, office and central administrative\nexpenses, traveling expenses and all compensation, salaries and benefits\nof all school administrators and supervisors, including business\nadministrators, superintendents of schools and deputy, assistant,\nassociate or other superintendents under all existing employment\ncontracts or collective bargaining agreements, any and all expenditures\nassociated with the operation of the board of education, the office of\nthe superintendent of schools, general administration, the school\nbusiness office, consulting costs not directly related to direct student\nservices and programs, planning and all other administrative activities.\nThe program component shall include, but need not be limited to, all\nprogram expenditures of the school district, including the salaries and\nbenefits of teachers and any school administrators or supervisors who\nspend a majority of their time performing teaching duties, and all\ntransportation operating expenses. The capital component shall include,\nbut need not be limited to, all transportation capital, debt service,\nand lease expenditures; costs resulting from judgments in tax certiorari\nproceedings or the payment of awards from court judgments,\nadministrative orders or settled or compromised claims; and all\nfacilities costs of the school district, including facilities lease\nexpenditures, the annual debt service and total debt for all facilities\nfinanced by bonds and notes of the school district, and the costs of\nconstruction, acquisition, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement\nof school buildings, provided that such budget shall include a rental,\noperations and maintenance section that includes base rent costs, total\nrent costs, operation and maintenance charges, cost per square foot for\neach facility leased by the school district, and any and all\nexpenditures associated with custodial salaries and benefits, service\ncontracts, supplies, utilities, and maintenance and repairs of school\nfacilities. For the purposes of the development of a budget for the\nnineteen hundred ninety-eight--ninety-nine school year, the board of\neducation shall separate the district's program, capital and\nadministrative costs for the nineteen hundred ninety-seven--ninety-eight\nschool year in the manner as if the budget for such year had been\npresented in three components.\n  5. The board of education shall append to the statement of estimated\nexpenditures a detailed statement of the total compensation to be paid\nto the superintendent of schools, and any assistant or associate\nsuperintendents of schools in the ensuing school year, including a\ndelineation of the salary, annualized cost of benefits and any in-kind\nor other form of remuneration. The board shall also append a list of all\nother school administrators and supervisors, if any, whose annual salary\nwill be eighty-five thousand dollars or more in the ensuing school year,\nwith the title of their positions and annual salary identified; provided\nhowever, that the commissioner may adjust such salary level to reflect\nincreases in administrative salaries after June thirtieth, nineteen\nhundred ninety-eight. The board of education shall submit a copy of such\nlist and statement, in a form prescribed by the commissioner, of\ncompensation to the commissioner within five days after their\npreparation. The commissioner shall compile such data, together with the\ndata submitted pursuant to subdivision four of section sixteen hundred\neight of this chapter, into a single statewide compilation, which shall\nbe made available to the governor, the legislature, and other interested\nparties upon request.\n  6. Each year, the board of education shall prepare a school district\nreport card, pursuant to regulations of the commissioner, and shall make\nit publicly available by transmitting it to local newspapers of general\ncirculation, appending it to copies of the proposed budget made publicly\navailable as required by law, making it available for distribution at\nthe annual meeting, and otherwise disseminating it as required by the\ncommissioner. Such report card shall include measures of the academic\nperformance of the school district, on a school by school basis, and\nmeasures of the fiscal performance of the district, as prescribed by the\ncommissioner. Pursuant to regulations of the commissioner, the report\ncard shall also compare these measures to statewide averages for all\npublic schools, and statewide averages for public schools of comparable\nwealth and need, developed by the commissioner. Such report card shall\ninclude, at a minimum, any information of the school district regarding\npupil performance and expenditure per pupil required to be included in\nthe annual report by the regents to the governor and the legislature\npursuant to section two hundred fifteen-a of this chapter; and any other\ninformation required by the commissioner. School districts (i)\nidentified as having fifteen percent or more of their students in\nspecial education, or (ii) which have fifty percent or more of their\nstudents with disabilities in special education programs or services\nsixty percent or more of the school day in a general education building,\nor (iii) which have eight percent or more of their students with\ndisabilities in special education programs in public or private separate\neducational settings shall indicate on their school district report card\ntheir respective percentages as defined in this paragraph and paragraphs\n(i) and (ii) of this subdivision as compared to the statewide average.\n  7. a. Each year, commencing with the proposed budget for the two\nthousand--two thousand one school year, the board of education shall\nprepare a property tax report card, pursuant to regulations of the\ncommissioner, and shall make it publicly available by transmitting it to\nlocal newspapers of general circulation, appending it to copies of the\nproposed budget made publicly available as required by law, making it\navailable for distribution at the annual meeting, and otherwise\ndisseminating it as required by the commissioner. Such report card shall\ninclude: (i) the amount of total spending and total estimated school tax\nlevy that would result from adoption of the proposed budget and the\npercentage increase or decrease in total spending and total school tax\nlevy from the school district budget for the preceding school year; and\n(ii) the district's tax levy limit determined pursuant to section two\nthousand twenty-three-a of this title, and the estimated school tax\nlevy, excluding any levy necessary to support the expenditures pursuant\nto subparagraphs (i) through (iv) of paragraph i of subdivision two of\nsection two thousand twenty-three-a of this title, that would result\nfrom adoption of the proposed budget; and (iii) the projected enrollment\ngrowth for the school year for which the budget is prepared, and the\npercentage change in enrollment from the previous year; and (iv) the\npercentage increase in the consumer price index, as defined in paragraph\nc of this subdivision; and (v) the projected amount of the\nunappropriated unreserved fund balance that will be retained if the\nproposed budget is adopted, the projected amount of the reserved fund\nbalance, the projected amount of the appropriated fund balance, the\npercentage of the proposed budget that the unappropriated unreserved\nfund balance represents, the actual unappropriated unreserved fund\nbalance retained in the school district budget for the preceding school\nyear, a schedule of reserve funds, setting forth the name of each\nreserve fund, a description of its purpose, the balance as of the close\nof the third quarter of the current school district fiscal year and a\nbrief statement explaining any plans for the use of each such reserve\nfund for the ensuing fiscal year and the percentage of the school\ndistrict budget for the preceding school year that the actual\nunappropriated unreserved fund balance represents.\n  b. A copy of the property tax report card prepared for the annual\ndistrict meeting shall be submitted to the department in the manner\nprescribed by the department by the end of the business day next\nfollowing approval of the report card by the board of education, but no\nlater than twenty-four days prior to the statewide uniform voting day.\nThe department shall compile such data for all school districts whose\nbudgets are subject to a vote of the qualified voters and shall make\nsuch compilation available electronically at least ten days prior to the\nstatewide uniform voting day.\n  c. For purposes of this subdivision, "percentage increase in the\nconsumer price index" shall mean the percentage that represents the\nproduct of one hundred and the quotient of: (i) the average of the\nnational consumer price indexes determined by the United States\ndepartment of labor for the twelve-month period preceding January first\nof the current year minus the average of the national consumer price\nindexes determined by the United States department of labor for the\ntwelve-month period preceding January first of the prior year, divided\nby (ii) the average of the national consumer price indexes determined by\nthe United States department of labor for the twelve-month period\npreceding January first of the prior year, with the result expressed as\na decimal to two places.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 927-F — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 18-A / Title 2 / Section 927-F
Putnam county industrial development agency
Status: in_force

* § 927-f. Putnam county industrial development agency. For the\nbenefit of the county of Putnam and the inhabitants thereof, an\nindustrial development agency, to be known as the PUTNAM COUNTY\nINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, is hereby established for the\naccomplishment of any or all of the purposes specified in title one of\narticle eighteen-A of this chapter. It shall constitute a body corporate\nand politic, and be perpetual in duration. It shall have the powers and\nduties now or hereafter conferred by title one of article eighteen-A of\nthis chapter upon industrial development agencies and provided that the\nexercise of the powers by such agency with respect to the acquisition of\nreal property by purchase, shall be limited to the corporate limits of\nthe county of Putnam, and such agency shall take into consideration the\nlocal zoning and planning regulations as well as the regional and local\ncomprehensive land use plans. It shall be organized in a manner\nprescribed by and be subject to the provisions of title one of article\neighteen-A of this chapter. Notwithstanding the provisions of\nsubdivision four of section eight hundred fifty-eight of article\neighteen-A of this chapter, such agency shall not have the power to\nacquire real property by condemnation. Its members shall be appointed by\nthe governing body of the county of Putnam. The agency, its members,\nofficers and employees and its operations and activities shall in all\nrespects be governed by the provisions of title one of article\neighteen-A of this chapter.\n  * NB Agency expires per §§ 856 and 882\n
N.Y. PBA Law § 1367 — New York Code / Act PBA / Article 6 / Title 2 / Section 1367
Agreement of state on authority rights
Status: in_force

§ 1367. Agreement of state on authority rights. The state of New York\ndoes pledge to and with the bondholders that the state will not limit or\nalter the rights hereby vested in the authority to acquire, construct,\nmaintain, reconstruct and operate a project or projects, to establish\nand collect rates, fees, rentals and other charges, and to fulfill the\nterms of agreements made with the bondholders, or in any way impair the\nrights and remedies of the bondholders until the bonds, together with\ninterest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest,\nand all costs and expenses in connection with an action or proceeding by\nor on behalf of the bondholders are fully met and discharged. No\nprovision of this title shall be deemed to limit the power of the\nlegislature to authorize the state or a political subdivision thereof to\nacquire properties of the authority and pay the indebtedness thereof.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 485-J*4 — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 4 / Title 2 / Section 485-J*4
Residential investment exemption; certain cities
Status: in_force

* § 485-j. Residential investment exemption; certain cities. 1.\nResidential real property constructed on or after the first day of\nApril, two thousand six in cities with a population of not less than\nfifty-five thousand and not more than fifty-six thousand based upon the\ntwo thousand federal census may be exempt from city taxation and special\nad valorem levies as provided in this section.\n  2. (a) (i) Such real property shall be exempt for a period of one year\nto the extent of fifty per centum of the increase in assessed value\nthereof attributable to such construction and for an additional period\nof nine years provided, however, that the extent of such exemption shall\nbe decreased by five per centum each year during such additional period\nof nine years and such exemption shall be computed with respect to the\n"exemption base". The exemption base shall be the increase in assessed\nvalue as determined in the initial year of such ten year period\nfollowing the filing of an original application, except as provided in\nsubparagraph (ii) of this paragraph.\n  (ii) In any year in which a change in level of assessment of fifteen\npercent or more is certified for a final assessment roll pursuant to the\nrules of the commissioner, the exemption base shall be multiplied by a\nfraction, the numerator of which shall be the total assessed value of\nthe parcel on such final assessment roll (after accounting for any\nphysical or quantity changes to the parcel since the immediately\npreceding assessment roll), and the denominator of which shall be the\ntotal assessed value of the parcel on the immediately preceding final\nassessment roll. The result shall be the new exemption base. The\nexemption shall thereupon be recomputed to take into account the new\nexemption base, notwithstanding the fact that the assessor receives the\ncertification of the change in level of assessment after the completion,\nverification and filing of the final assessment roll. In the event the\nassessor does not have custody of the roll when such certification is\nreceived, the assessor shall certify the recomputed exemption to the\nlocal officers having custody and control of the roll, and such local\nofficers are hereby directed and authorized to enter the recomputed\nexemption certified by the assessor on the roll. The assessor shall give\nwritten notice of such recomputed exemption to the property owner, who\nmay, if he or she believes that the exemption was recomputed\nincorrectly, apply for a correction in the manner provided by title\nthree of article five of this chapter for the correction of clerical\nerrors.\n  (iii) The following table shall illustrate the computation of the city\ntax exemption:\n      Year of exemption                      Percentage of exemption\n               1                                       50\n               2                                       45\n               3                                       40\n               4                                       35\n               5                                       30\n               6                                       25\n               7                                       20\n               8                                       15\n               9                                       10\n              10                                        5\n  (b) No such exemption shall be granted unless:\n  (i) such construction was commenced on or after the first day of\nApril, two thousand six or such later date as may be specified by local\nlaw;\n  (ii) the residential real property is situate in a city with a\npopulation of not less than fifty-five thousand and not more than\nfifty-six thousand based upon the two thousand federal census;\n  (iii) the cost of such construction exceeds the sum of seventy\nthousand dollars or such greater amount as may be specified by local\nlaw; and\n  (iv) such construction is completed as may be evidenced by a\ncertificate of occupancy or other appropriate documentation as provided\nby the owner.\n  (c) For purposes of this section the term construction shall not\ninclude ordinary maintenance and repairs.\n  3. Such exemption shall be granted only upon application by the owner\nof such real property on a form prescribed by the commissioner. Such\napplication shall be filed with the assessor of a city with a population\nof not less than fifty-five thousand and not more than fifty-six\nthousand based upon the two thousand federal census on or before the\nappropriate taxable status date of such city and within one year from\nthe date of completion of such construction.\n  4. If the assessor is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to an\nexemption pursuant to this section, he or she shall approve the\napplication and such real property shall thereafter be exempt from\ntaxation and special ad valorem levies by a city with a population of\nnot less than fifty-five thousand and not more than fifty-six thousand\nbased upon the two thousand federal census as provided in this section\ncommencing with the assessment roll prepared after the taxable status\ndate referred to in subdivision three of this section. The assessed\nvalue of any exemption granted pursuant to this section shall be entered\nby the assessor on the assessment roll with the taxable property, with\nthe amount of the exemption shown in a separate column.\n  5. The provisions of this section shall apply to real property used as\nthe primary residence of the owner.\n  6. In the event that real property granted an exemption pursuant to\nthis section ceases to be used primarily for eligible purposes, the\nexemption granted pursuant to this section shall cease.\n  7. A city with a population of not less than fifty-five thousand and\nnot more than fifty-six thousand based upon the two thousand federal\ncensus may, by local law, reduce the per centum of exemption otherwise\nallowed pursuant to this section; provided, however, that a project in\ncourse of construction and exemptions existing prior in time to passage\nof any such local law shall not be subject to any such reduction so\neffected.  Such city upon reduction of the per centum of exemption\npursuant to this subdivision may thereafter, by local law, increase the\nper centum of exemption up to any per centum not exceeding the maximum\nallowed by subdivision two of this section, provided, however, that any\nsuch local law shall apply only to construction commenced subsequent to\nthe effective date of such local law. A copy of all such local laws\nshall be filed with the commissioner and the assessor of the city.\n  8. A city with a population of not less than fifty-five thousand and\nnot more than fifty-six thousand based upon the two thousand federal\ncensus may, by local law, establish a date for the commencement of\neffectiveness of exemption offered pursuant to this section and may\nprovide that the provisions of this section shall apply only to\nconstruction having a greater value than that specified by subdivision\ntwo of this section, provided, however, that such amount shall not\nexceed three hundred fifty thousand dollars.\n  9. (a) A city with a population of not less than fifty-five thousand\nand not more than fifty-six thousand based upon the two thousand federal\ncensus may, by local law, establish a board to be known as the\nresidential incentive board. The membership and composition of such\nboard shall be set forth in the local law.\n  (b) The residential incentive board shall present a plan to the\nlegislative body of a city with a population of not less than fifty-five\nthousand and not more than fifty-six thousand based upon the two\nthousand federal census concerning the various types of residential real\nproperty which should be granted eligibility for an exemption pursuant\nto subdivision one of this section. In addition, such plan shall\nidentify specific geographic areas within which such exemptions should\nbe offered. In developing the plan required by this paragraph, the board\nshall consider the planning objectives of a city with a population of\nnot less than fifty-five thousand and not more than fifty-six thousand\nbased upon the two thousand federal census, the necessity of the\nexemption to the attraction or retention of home owners and the economic\nbenefit to the area of providing exemptions to home owners.\n  (c) In addition, the board may make recommendations to the legislative\nbody of a city with a population of not less than fifty-five thousand\nand not more than fifty-six thousand based upon the two thousand federal\ncensus with respect to actions it deems desirable to improve the\neconomic climate therein.\n  10. If a city with a population of not less than fifty-five thousand\nand not more than fifty-six thousand based upon the two thousand federal\ncensus establishes a residential incentive board, pursuant to\nsubdivision nine of this section, such city may, by local law, restrict\nreal property eligible to receive the exemption to real property\nconstructed for those purposes identified in the plan presented by the\nboard. Such local law shall restrict the availability of such exemption\nto the specific geographic areas identified in the plan presented by the\nboard.\n  11. Any city which adopts an exemption pursuant to this section shall\ncause information relating to the availability of such exemption,\nincluding requirements and application procedures, to be attached to all\nbuilding permit applications and copies of such information shall be\nposted in a conspicuous location in any office or offices where such\npermits and applications for permits are issued and processed.\n  * NB There are 5 § 485-j's\n
N.Y. PBH Law § 1528 — New York Code / Act PBH / Article 15 / Title 2 / Section 1528
County mosquito control commission; estimate and approval of annual requirements; power and duty of commissioner
Status: in_force

§ 1528. County mosquito control commission; estimate and approval of\nannual requirements; power and duty of commissioner.  1. Each county\nmosquito control commission shall, on or before the first day of October\nin each year, file with the commissioner and with the board of\nsupervisors of its county, a detailed estimate of the moneys required\nfor the ensuing year and a plan of the work to be done and the methods\nto be employed, together with a general description of such lands.\n  2. The board of supervisors shall have power to approve, modify or\nalter such estimates, plans and methods, and it shall be the duty of the\nboard of supervisors in the county in which a commission is appointed at\nits annual or other meeting held in the month of October of each year\nand on receipt of the said report from the county commission, to cause\nto be included in the annual budget of such county for the succeeding\nyear the amount of money included in such estimate of moneys, as\napproved, modified or altered by it for the use and purposes of the\nmosquito control commission, in its said county.\n  3. Provided, however, that any district which at the time when this\nsection, as hereby amended, take effect, shall have been legally\nestablished under chapter two hundred forty-six of the laws of nineteen\nhundred sixteen, as amended by chapter thirteen of the laws of nineteen\nhundred twenty-six, shall be exempted from the provisions of this\nchapter and from taxation under it.\n  4. The county treasurer of such county shall pay from time to time to\nthe mosquito control commission, on the requisition of such commission,\nduly signed and approved by the president and secretary thereof such\nsums as may be needed within the appropriation.\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 2590-U — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 52-A / Section 2590-U
New York city independent budget office reports
Status: in_force

* § 2590-u. New York city independent budget office reports. 1. The\nindependent budget office of the city of New York shall be authorized to\nprovide analysis and issue public reports regarding financial and\neducational matters of the city district, to enhance official and public\nunderstanding of such matters including but not limited to:\n  (a) student graduation and dropout data;\n  (b) student enrollment projections;\n  (c) school utilization, class sizes and pupil-to-teacher ratios;\n  (d) student assessment data;\n  (e) the delivery of services to students who are in bilingual or\nEnglish as a second language programs;\n  (f) the delivery of services to students with disabilities;\n  (g) the utilization of federal funds including funds pursuant to title\nI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of nineteen hundred\nsixty-five, as amended, directed at parental involvement; and\n  (h) matters relating to city district finances.\n  2. In addition to the appropriation available pursuant to section two\nhundred fifty-nine of the New York city charter, the city of New York\nshall appropriate during each fiscal year an amount to the independent\nbudget office of the city of New York not less than two and one-half per\ncentum of the appropriations available to pay for the expenses of the\noffice of management and budget of the city of New York during each\nfiscal year, to carry out the duties and functions assigned in this\nsubdivision.\n  3. The director of the independent budget office of the city of New\nYork shall be authorized to secure such information, data, estimates and\nstatistics from the city board and the chancellor as such director\ndetermines to be necessary for the performance of the functions and\nduties of such office, and the city board and the chancellor shall\nprovide such information, to the extent that it is available, in a\ntimely fashion. The director of the independent budget office of the\ncity of New York shall not be entitled to obtain records which are\nprotected by the privileges for attorney-client communications, attorney\nwork product, and material prepared for litigation.\n  4. The director of the independent budget office of the city of New\nYork shall ensure that such office uses up-to-date appropriate and\nprofessionally accepted methodologies in producing annual data reports\nrelated to the city district and that such methodologies used are\nidentified in such reports.\n  * NB Repealed June 30, 2028\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 2554-C — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 52 / Section 2554-C
Identification photos of senior high school, junior high school or intermediate school students in the city school district of the city o...
Status: in_force

§ 2554-c. Identification photos of senior high school, junior high\nschool or intermediate school students in the city school district of\nthe city of New York. Upon the recommendation of the principal of a\nsenior high school, junior high school or intermediate school and\nsubject to the approval of the community superintendent for junior high\nschools or intermediate schools and chancellor for senior high schools,\nstudents enrolled in a senior high school, junior high school or\nintermediate school may be required to be photographed for purposes of\nidentification. The principal of such school may designate the\nphotographer to be used, but the student may not be charged for the cost\nof such photograph. If required by the principal, such photograph shall\nbe taken within three months after the student's admission to such\nschool. Such photograph shall be kept within the school at a place\ndesignated by the principal. At the discretion of the principal, and\nsubject to the approval of the community superintendent for junior high\nschools or intermediate schools and chancellor for senior high schools,\nan identification card bearing a photograph of each student may also be\nrequired to be kept on the person of such student during hours when the\nstudent is attending such school.\n
N.Y. GOB Law § 1-202 — New York Code / Act GOB / Article 1 / Title 2 / Section 1-202
Definition
Status: in_force

§ 1-202. Definition. As used in this chapter, the term "infant" or\n"minor" means a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years.\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 1705 — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 35 / Section 1705
Annexing territory to a union free school district
Status: in_force

§ 1705. Annexing territory to a union free school district. 1.\nTerritory may be annexed to a union free school district as provided in\nthis section.\n  a. The commissioner is authorized and empowered to make and enter in\nthe commissioner's office orders dissolving one or more common, union\nfree or central school districts and annexing the territory of such\ndistricts, or portions thereof, to one or more adjoining union free\nschool districts, subject to approval of the voters of each school\ndistrict affected thereby.\n  b. When an order annexing territory to a union free school district\nhas been made and entered as provided in this section, the commissioner\nshall, within ten days thereafter, cause certified copies of said order\nto be filed with the clerk or school authorities of each school district\naffected thereby. Within thirty days of filing of such order, the\ncommissioner shall fix a time and place for a special meeting of the\nqualified voters of each school district affected by the proposed\nannexation and shall cause notice thereof to be posted at least ten days\nbefore each such meeting in ten conspicuous places in the school\ndistrict. In addition to the posting of such notice, a copy thereof\nshall be duly published, at least three days before each such meeting,\nin a daily or weekly newspaper published within, or in general\ncirculation in, the school district in which such meeting is to be held.\nThe expense of posting and publishing such notice shall be a charge upon\nthe school district conducting such meeting.\n  2. Except as provided in this subdivision, any special district\nmeeting held pursuant to paragraph b of subdivision one of this section\nshall be conducted in accordance with the procedures specified in\nsection eighteen hundred three of this chapter.\n  a. At a meeting held pursuant to paragraph b of subdivision one of\nthis section, a resolution in substantially the following form shall be\npresented for the action and determination of the meeting, viz.:\n"Resolved that the...(insert simplified name of district in accordance\nwith section three hundred fifteen of this chapter) school district be\nannexed to the...union free school district (designate union free school\ndistrict) as provided in the order of the commissioner of education now\nbefore this meeting."\n  b. If at any such meeting the resolution described in paragraph a of\nthis subdivision shall be presented and shall not be adopted, there\nshall be no further proceedings at such meeting, except a motion to\nreconsider the question. No such meeting shall again be called by the\ncommissioner within one year after such original meeting. If no meeting\nshall be called to reconsider the question within two years after such\noriginal meeting, or if at any such meeting called within two years\nafter such original meeting the resolution shall again be rejected by\nthe voters, the order of the commissioner to which the resolution\nrelates shall be deemed null and void and of no further force or effect.\n  c. If the resolution submitted to the voters as provided in paragraph\na of this subdivision shall be adopted by the voters of each school\ndistrict affected by the order of the commissioner, the territory\ndescribed therein shall thereupon be annexed to the existing union free\nschool district or districts as provided in such order.\n  3. Whenever a common school district, union free school district or\ncentral school district becomes a part of a union free school district\npursuant to the provisions of this section, the union free school\ndistrict of which any such district shall have become a part, shall\nsucceed to all the property rights of such common, union free or central\nschool districts and all indebtedness of any such school district\nevidenced by bonds or notes or relating to school building construction\nshall become a charge upon such union free school district of which such\ndistrict shall have become a part, but all other indebtedness of any\nsuch district shall be paid by any such district in accordance with the\nprovisions of section fifteen hundred eighteen of this chapter and to\nthat extent any such district shall continue to exist in law for the\npurpose of providing for and paying all such indebtedness in accordance\nwith the provisions of such section.\n  4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever a common\nschool district, union free school district or central school district\nis annexed in its entirety to a union free school district pursuant to\nthis section, all employees of the former school districts at the time\nof dissolution shall immediately become employees of the reorganized\nunion free school district, shall retain their tenure and/or employment\nstatus and the seniority gained in the annexed district, and the\nseniority list of the employees of the annexed school district shall be\nmerged with the seniority list of the employees of the annexing school\ndistrict. If the number of teaching positions needed to provide services\nin the reorganized union free school district is less than the number of\nteachers considered to be employees of the reorganized union free school\ndistrict pursuant to this subdivision, the board of education shall\nabolish the unneeded positions and place teachers on preferred eligible\nlists in accordance with section three thousand thirteen of this\nchapter. For salary, sick leave and other purposes, an employee's length\nof service with the annexed school district shall be credited as\nemployment time with the annexing union free school district. This\nsection shall in no way be construed to limit the rights of any such\nemployees set forth in this section granted by any other provision of\nlaw.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 485-H — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 4 / Title 2 / Section 485-H
Residential investment exemption; certain cities
Status: in_force

§ 485-h. Residential investment exemption; certain cities.  1.\nResidential real property constructed on or after the first day of July,\ntwo thousand three in cities with a population of not less than\nthirty-one thousand and not more than thirty-two thousand may be exempt\nfrom city taxation and special ad valorem levies as provided in this\nsection.\n  2. (a) (i) Such real property shall be exempt for a period of one year\nto the extent of fifty per centum of the increase in assessed value\nthereof attributable to such construction and for an additional period\nof nine years provided, however, that the extent of such exemption shall\nbe decreased by five per centum each year during such additional period\nof nine years and such exemption shall be computed with respect to the\n"exemption base". The exemption base shall be the increase in assessed\nvalue as determined in the initial year of such ten year period\nfollowing the filing of an original application, except as provided in\nsubparagraph (ii) of this paragraph.\n  (ii) In any year in which a change in level of assessment of fifteen\npercent or more is certified for a final assessment roll pursuant to the\nrules of the commissioner, the exemption base shall be multiplied by a\nfraction, the numerator of which shall be the total assessed value of\nthe parcel on such final assessment roll (after accounting for any\nphysical or quantity changes to the parcel since the immediately\npreceding assessment roll), and the denominator of which shall be the\ntotal assessed value of the parcel on the immediately preceding final\nassessment roll. The result shall be the new exemption base. The\nexemption shall thereupon be recomputed to take into account the new\nexemption base, notwithstanding the fact that the assessor receives the\ncertification of the change in level of assessment after the completion,\nverification and filing of the final assessment roll. In the event the\nassessor does not have custody of the roll when such certification is\nreceived, the assessor shall certify the recomputed exemption to the\nlocal officers having custody and control of the roll, and such local\nofficers are hereby directed and authorized to enter the recomputed\nexemption certified by the assessor on the roll. The assessor shall give\nwritten notice of such recomputed exemption to the property owner, who\nmay, if he or she believes that the exemption was recomputed\nincorrectly, apply for a correction in the manner provided by title\nthree of article five of this chapter for the correction of clerical\nerrors.\n  (iii) The following table shall illustrate the computation of the city\ntax exemption:\n      Year of exemption                      Percentage of exemption\n              1                                        50\n              2                                        45\n              3                                        40\n              4                                        35\n              5                                        30\n              6                                        25\n              7                                        20\n              8                                        15\n              9                                        10\n             10                                         5\n  (b) No such exemption shall be granted unless:\n  (i) such construction was commenced on or after the first day of\nJanuary, two thousand three or such later date as may be specified by\nlocal law;\n  (ii) the residential real property is situate in a city with a\npopulation of not less than thirty-one thousand and not more than\nthirty-two thousand;\n  (iii) the cost of such construction exceeds the sum of thirty thousand\ndollars or such greater amount as may be specified by local law; and\n  (iv) such construction is completed as may be evidenced by a\ncertificate of occupancy or other appropriate documentation as provided\nby the owner.\n  (c) For purposes of this section the term construction shall not\ninclude ordinary maintenance and repairs.\n  3. Such exemption shall be granted only upon application by the owner\nof such real property on a form prescribed by the commissioner. Such\napplication shall be filed with the assessor of a city with a population\nof not less than thirty-one thousand and not more than thirty-two\nthousand on or before the appropriate taxable status date of such city\nand within one year from the date of completion of such construction.\n  4. If the assessor is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to an\nexemption pursuant to this section, he or she shall approve the\napplication and such real property shall thereafter be exempt from\ntaxation and special ad valorem levies by a city with a population of\nnot less than thirty-one thousand and not more than thirty-two thousand\nas provided in this section commencing with the assessment roll prepared\nafter the taxable status date referred to in subdivision three of this\nsection. The assessed value of any exemption granted pursuant to this\nsection shall be entered by the assessor on the assessment roll with the\ntaxable property, with the amount of the exemption shown in a separate\ncolumn.\n  5. The provisions of this section shall apply to real property used as\nthe primary residence of the owner.\n  6. In the event that real property granted an exemption pursuant to\nthis section ceases to be used primarily for eligible purposes, the\nexemption granted pursuant to this section shall cease.\n  7. A city with a population of not less than thirty-one thousand and\nnot more than thirty-two thousand may, by local law, reduce the per\ncentum of exemption otherwise allowed pursuant to this section;\nprovided, however, that a project in course of construction and\nexemptions existing prior in time to passage of any such local law shall\nnot be subject to any such reduction so effected. Such city upon\nreduction of the per centum of exemption pursuant to this subdivision\nmay thereafter, by local law, increase the per centum of exemption up to\nany per centum not exceeding the maximum allowed by subdivision two or\neleven of this section, whichever is applicable, provided, however, that\nany such local law shall apply only to construction commenced subsequent\nto the effective date of such local law. A copy of all such local laws\nshall be filed with the commissioner and the assessor of the city.\n  8. A city with a population of not less than thirty-one thousand and\nnot more than thirty-two thousand may, by local law, establish a date\nfor the commencement of effectiveness of exemption offered pursuant to\nthis section and may provide that the provisions of this section shall\napply only to construction having a greater value than that specified by\nsubdivision two of this section, provided, however, that such amount\nshall not exceed seventy thousand dollars.\n  9. (a) A city with a population of not less than thirty-one thousand\nand not more than thirty-two thousand may, by local law, establish a\nboard to be known as the residential incentive board. The membership and\ncomposition of such board shall be set forth in the local law.\n  (b) The residential incentive board shall present a plan to the\nlegislative body of a city with a population of not less than thirty-one\nthousand and not more than thirty-two thousand concerning the various\ntypes of residential real property which should be granted eligibility\nfor an exemption pursuant to subdivision one of this section. Such plan\nshall make a recommendation as to whether the exemption be computed as\nprovided in subdivision two or eleven of this section. In addition, such\nplan shall identify specific geographic areas within which such\nexemptions should be offered. In developing the plan required by this\nparagraph, the board shall consider the planning objectives of a city\nwith a population of not less than thirty-one thousand and not more than\nthirty-two thousand, the necessity of the exemption to the attraction or\nretention of home owners and the economic benefit to the area of\nproviding exemptions to home owners.\n  (c) In addition, the board may make recommendations to the legislative\nbody of a city with a population of not less than thirty-one thousand\nand not more than thirty-two thousand with respect to actions it deems\ndesirable to improve the economic climate therein.\n  10. If a city with a population of not less than thirty-one thousand\nand not more than thirty-two thousand establishes a residential\nincentive board, pursuant to subdivision nine of this section, such city\nmay, by local law, restrict real property eligible to receive the\nexemption to real property constructed for those purposes identified in\nthe plan presented by the board. Such local law shall restrict the\navailability of such exemption to the specific geographic areas\nidentified in the plan presented by the board.\n  11. Notwithstanding subdivision two of this section, where a city with\na population of not less than thirty-one thousand and not more than\nthirty-two thousand adopts restricted exemptions pursuant to subdivision\nten of this section, the local law may provide that such exemptions\nshall be computed pursuant to the following accelerated strategic\nexemption schedule:\n      Year of exemption                      Percentage of exemption\n              1                                        50\n              2                                        45\n              3                                        40\n              4                                        35\n              5                                        30\n              6                                        25\n              7                                        20\n              8                                        15\n              9                                        10\n             10                                         5\n  Provided however, that such local law shall:\n  (i) contain findings that the adoption of this accelerated strategic\nexemption schedule is necessary to encourage targeted residential\ndevelopment, and that the value of the exemptions to be provided is\njustified by the need to broaden the tax base; and\n  (ii) limit the applicability of such schedule to projects where the\ncost of such construction exceeds the sum of seventy thousand dollars;\nand\n  (iii) provide that such exemptions are restricted by geographic areas\nas provided by subdivision ten of this section.\n
N.Y. PBA Law § 1435 — New York Code / Act PBA / Article 7 / Title 2 / Section 1435
Agreements of the state
Status: in_force

§ 1435. Agreements of the state. 1. The state of New York does pledge\nto and agree with the holders of the bonds that the state will not limit\nor alter the rights hereby vested in the authority to acquire,\nconstruct, maintain, reconstruct and operate the project or projects, to\nestablish and collect rentals, fees and other charges and to fulfill the\nterms of any agreements made with the holders of the bonds, or in any\nway impair the rights and remedies of the bondholders, until the bonds,\ntogether with interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments\nof interest and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or\nproceeding by or on behalf of the bondholders, are fully met and\ndischarged.\n  2. The authority is hereby authorized, in its discretion, for and on\nbehalf of itself and the city of White Plains, to covenant and agree\nwith the holders of the bonds, with such exceptions and limitations as\nit may deem in the public interest, that no public parking areas or\nplaces except those constructed by the authority will be constructed or\noperated in the city by the city, or by any public benefit or other\ncorporation the members of which are elected or are appointed by city\nofficials, until all bonds, together with interest thereon, interest on\nany unpaid installments of interest and all costs and expenses in\nconnection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the\nbondholders are fully met and discharged or adequate provision has been\nmade for the payment thereof.\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 1523 — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 31 / Section 1523
Proceedings at meeting and effect of affirmative vote
Status: in_force

§ 1523.  Proceedings at meeting and effect of affirmative vote.  1.\nAny such meeting held pursuant to section fifteen hundred twenty-two\nshall be organized by the election of a chairman and clerk and may be\nadjourned from time to time, by a majority vote, provided that such\nadjournment shall not be for a longer period than ten days; and whenever\nat any such meeting duly called and held under the provisions of\nsubdivisions one to four, inclusive, of section fifteen hundred\ntwenty-two, at least fifteen qualified voters of the districts shall be\npresent; or at such meeting duly called and held under the provisions of\nsubdivisions five and six of section fifteen hundred twenty-two, at\nleast fifteen qualified voters of each of the two or more adjoining\ndistricts, joining in the request, shall be present, such meeting may,\nby the affirmative vote of a majority present and voting, adopt a\nresolution to establish a union free school district in said district,\nor to consolidate the two or more adjoining districts by establishing a\nunion free school district in said districts pursuant to the notice of\nsaid meeting. If said meeting shall determine to establish a union free\nschool district in said districts as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for\nsuch meeting thereafter to proceed to the election of a board of\neducation as provided in sections seventeen hundred two and seventeen\nhundred four of this chapter.\n  2. The district superintendent in whose district the union free school\ndistrict is thus organized shall designate such district by a simplified\nname in accordance with section three hundred fifteen of this chapter\nand the said board shall have the name and style of the board of\neducation of (adding the designation aforesaid).\n  3. Copies of said request, notice of meeting, order of the\ncommissioner of education directing some inhabitant to call said\nmeeting, if any, and minutes of said meeting, duly certified by the\nchairman and clerk thereof, shall be transmitted and deposited,\nimmediately after such meeting by one of such officers, one to and with\nthe town clerk, one to and with the district superintendent in whose\njurisdiction said districts are located, and one to and with the\ncommissioner of education.\n  4. If at any such meeting, the question as to the establishment of a\nunion free school district shall not be decided in the affirmative, as\naforesaid, then all further proceedings at such meeting, except a motion\nto reconsider or adjourn, shall be dispensed with, and no such meeting\nshall be again called within one year thereafter.\n  5. When any such meeting shall have established a union free school\ndistrict in said districts, such union free school district shall not be\ndissolved within the period of one year from the first Tuesday of August\nnext after such meeting.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 466-K — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 4 / Title 2 / Section 466-K
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers; certain county
Status: in_force

* § 466-k. Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers;\ncertain county. 1. Real property owned by an enrolled member of an\nincorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated\nvoluntary ambulance service or such enrolled member and spouse residing\nin any county having a population of more than seven hundred thirty-five\nthousand and less than seven hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, based\nupon and recorded by the two thousand ten federal census, shall be\nexempt from taxation to the extent of ten percent of the assessed value\nof such property for city, village, town, part town, special district,\nschool district, fire district or county purposes, exclusive of special\nassessments, provided that the governing body of a city, village, town,\nschool district, fire district or county, after a public hearing, adopts\na local law, ordinance or resolution providing therefor.\n  2. Such exemption shall not be granted to an enrolled member of an\nincorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated\nvoluntary ambulance service residing in such county unless:\n  (a) the applicant resides in the city, town or village which is served\nby such incorporated volunteer fire company or fire department or\nincorporated voluntary ambulance service;\n  (b) the property is the primary residence of the applicant;\n  (c) the property is used exclusively for residential purposes;\nprovided however, that in the event any portion of such property is not\nused exclusively for the applicant's residence but is used for other\npurposes, such portion shall be subject to taxation and the remaining\nportion only shall be entitled to the exemption provided by this\nsection; and\n  (d) the applicant has been certified by the authority having\njurisdiction for the incorporated volunteer fire company or fire\ndepartment as an enrolled member of such incorporated volunteer fire\ncompany or fire department for at least two years or the applicant has\nbeen certified by the authority having jurisdiction for the incorporated\nvoluntary ambulance service as an enrolled member of such incorporated\nvoluntary ambulance service for at least two years. It shall be the duty\nand responsibility of the municipality, school district and/or fire\ndistrict which adopts a local law, ordinance or resolution pursuant to\nthis section to determine the procedure for certification.\n  3. Any enrolled member of an incorporated volunteer fire company, fire\ndepartment or incorporated voluntary ambulance service who accrues more\nthan twenty years of active service and is so certified by the authority\nhaving jurisdiction for the incorporated volunteer fire company, fire\ndepartment or incorporated voluntary ambulance service, shall be granted\nthe ten percent exemption as authorized by this section for the\nremainder of his or her life as long as his or her primary residence is\nlocated within such county provided that the governing body of a city,\nvillage, town, school district, fire district or county, after a public\nhearing, adopts a local law, ordinance or resolution providing therefor.\n  4. Application for such exemption shall be filed with the assessor or\nother agency, department or office designated by the municipality,\nschool district and/or fire district offering such exemption on or\nbefore the taxable status date on a form as prescribed by the\ncommissioner.\n  5. No applicant who is a volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance\nworker who by reason of such status is receiving any benefit under the\nprovisions of this article on the effective date of this section shall\nsuffer any diminution of such benefit because of the provisions of this\nsection.\n  * NB Repealed December 9, 2028\n
N.Y. ELN Law § 6-210 — New York Code / Act ELN / Article 6 / Title 2 / Section 6-210
Petitions and certificates; place and times for filing
Status: in_force

§ 6-210. Petitions and certificates; place and times for filing. 1.\nPetitions and certificates specified in this title shall be filed with\nthe county board of elections.\n  2. a. A certificate of party nomination for an office to be filled at\nthe time of a general or special village election for offices shall be\nfiled not earlier than fifty-four days nor later than forty-seven days\npreceding the election.\n  b. A certificate of acceptance or declination of a party nomination\nfor an office to be filled at the time of a general or special village\nelection shall be filed not later than forty-four days prior to such\nelection.\n  c. A certificate to fill a vacancy caused by declination of a party\nnomination for an office to be filled at the time of a general or\nspecial village election shall be filed not later than forty-one days\nprior to such election.\n  d. Party designating petitions for a village primary election shall be\nfiled not earlier than twenty-two days nor later than fifteen days prior\nto the primary election.  Upon such a filing, the board of elections\nshall immediately notify the village election chairman of such party and\nthe person or persons designated in such petition of the fact of such\nfiling and that such petition may be inspected in its office.\n  e. A written declination of a party designation must be filed within\nthree days of the date of the filing of the designating petition. Upon\nthe filing of such declination, the board of elections shall, within one\nday notify the committee to fill vacancies named in the petition. A\ncertificate to fill the vacancy caused by a declination or any other\nreason must be filed within three days after the date of the notice to\nthe committee to fill vacancies and shall have appended thereto the\nwritten consent of the person or persons designated.\n  3. a. An independent nominating petition for an office to be filled at\nthe time of a general or special village election shall be filed not\nearlier than forty-two days nor later than thirty-five days preceding\nthe election.\n  b. A certificate of acceptance or declination of an independent\nnomination for an office to be filled at the time of a general or\nspecial village election shall be filed not later than three days after\nthe last day to file the petition which made such independent\nnomination.\n  c. A certificate to fill a vacancy caused by a declination of an\nindependent nomination for an office to be filled at the time of a\ngeneral or special village election for offices shall be filed not later\nthan three days after the last day to file the certificate of\ndeclination, and shall have appended thereto the written consent of the\nperson or persons nominated.\n
N.Y. DOM Law § 76-G — New York Code / Act DOM / Article 5-A / Title 2 / Section 76-G
Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct
Status: in_force

§ 76-g. Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct. 1. Except as\notherwise provided in section seventy-six-c of this title or by other\nlaw of this state, if a court of this state has jurisdiction under this\narticle because a person seeking to invoke its jurisdiction has engaged\nin unjustifiable conduct, the court shall decline to exercise its\njurisdiction unless:\n  (a) the parents and all persons acting as parents have acquiesced in\nthe exercise of jurisdiction;\n  (b) a court of the state otherwise having jurisdiction under sections\nseventy-six through seventy-six-b of this title determines that this\nstate is a more appropriate forum under section seventy-six-f of this\ntitle; or\n  (c) no court of any other state would have jurisdiction under the\ncriteria specified in sections seventy-six through seventy-six-b of this\ntitle.\n  2. If a court of this state declines to exercise its jurisdiction\npursuant to subdivision one of this section, it may fashion an\nappropriate remedy to ensure the safety of the child and prevent a\nrepetition of the unjustifiable conduct, including staying the\nproceeding until a child custody proceeding is commenced in a court\nhaving jurisdiction under sections seventy-six through seventy-six-b of\nthis title.\n  3. If a court dismisses a petition or stays a proceeding because it\ndeclines to exercise its jurisdiction pursuant to subdivision one of\nthis section, it shall assess against the party seeking to invoke its\njurisdiction necessary and reasonable expenses including costs,\ncommunication expenses, attorney's fees, investigative fees, expenses\nfor witnesses, travel expenses, and child care during the course of the\nproceedings, unless the party from whom fees are sought establishes that\nthe assessment would be inappropriate. No fees, costs or expenses shall\nbe assessed against a party who is fleeing an incident or pattern of\ndomestic violence or mistreatment or abuse of a child or sibling, unless\nthe court is convinced by a preponderance of evidence that such\nassessment would be clearly appropriate. The court may not assess fees,\ncosts, or expenses against this state unless authorized by law other\nthan this article.\n  4. In making a determination under this section, a court shall not\nconsider as a factor weighing against the petitioner any taking of the\nchild, or retention of the child after a visit or other temporary\nrelinquishment of physical custody, from the person who has legal\ncustody, if there is evidence that the taking or retention of the child\nwas to protect the petitioner from domestic violence or the child or\nsibling from mistreatment or abuse.\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 2611 — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 53 / Section 2611
Use of voting machines
Status: in_force

§ 2611. Use of voting machines.  The board of education of a city\nschool district may authorize the use of voting machines at a school\nelection.  When such voting machines are used the provisions of section\ntwo thousand thirty-five of this chapter shall apply to and govern the\nuse of such machines in such school election.\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 2039 — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 41 / Part 1 / Section 2039
Application of article
Status: in_force

§ 2039. Application of article. The provisions of part one of this\narticle shall apply to all school districts except as otherwise provided\nby article fifty-three of this chapter, and except to city school\ndistricts of cities with one hundred twenty-five thousand inhabitants or\nmore.\n
N.Y. PBA Law § 1356 — New York Code / Act PBA / Article 6 / Title 2 / Section 1356
Investigations
Status: in_force

§ 1356. Investigations. The authority, and any member thereof, when\ndirected by the authority, may make any investigation which the\nauthority may deem necessary to enable it effectually to carry out the\nprovisions of this act, and for that purpose the authority, or such\nmember, may take and hear proofs and testimony and compel the attendance\nof witnesses and the production of books, papers, records and documents,\nincluding public records. The authority, and its authorized agents, may\nenter upon any lands as in its judgment may be necessary for the purpose\nof making surveys and examinations to accomplish any purpose authorized\nby this act, the authority being liable for actual damage done.\n
N.Y. EDN Law § 2613 — New York Code / Act EDN / Title 2 / Article 53 / Section 2613
Absentee, early mail, and military ballots
Status: in_force

§ 2613. Absentee, early mail, and military ballots. The board of\neducation of each city school district to which this article applies\nshall provide for absentee ballots in accordance with the provisions of\nsection two thousand eighteen-a of this title, early mail ballots in\naccordance with the provisions of section two thousand eighteen-e of\nthis title, and military ballots in accordance with section two thousand\neighteen-d of this title.\n
N.Y. RPT Law § 466-F*2 — New York Code / Act RPT / Article 4 / Title 2 / Section 466-F*2
Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers; certain county
Status: in_force

* § 466-f. Volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers;\ncertain county. 1. Real property owned by an enrolled member of an\nincorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated\nvoluntary ambulance service or such enrolled member and spouse residing\nin any county having a population of more than seventy-three thousand\ninhabitants but less than seventy-four thousand inhabitants, determined\nin accordance with the latest federal decennial census, shall be exempt\nfrom taxation to the extent of ten percent of the assessed value of such\nproperty for city, village, town, part town, special district, school\ndistrict, fire district or county purposes, exclusive of special\nassessments, provided that the governing body of a city, village, town,\nschool district, fire district or county, after a public hearing, adopts\na local law, ordinance or resolution providing therefor; provided\nfurther, however, that such exemption shall in no event exceed three\nthousand dollars multiplied by the latest state equalization rate for\nthe assessing unit in which such real property is located.\n  2. Such exemption shall not be granted to an enrolled member of an\nincorporated volunteer fire company, fire department or incorporated\nvoluntary ambulance service residing in such county unless:\n  (a) the applicant resides in the city, town or village which is served\nby such incorporated volunteer fire company or fire department or\nincorporated voluntary ambulance service;\n  (b) the property is the primary residence of the applicant;\n  (c) the property is used exclusively for residential purposes;\nprovided however, that in the event any portion of such property is not\nused exclusively for the applicant's residence but is used for other\npurposes, such portion shall be subject to taxation and the remaining\nportion only shall be entitled to the exemption provided by this\nsection; and\n  (d) the applicant has been certified by the authority having\njurisdiction for the incorporated volunteer fire company or fire\ndepartment as an enrolled member of such incorporated volunteer fire\ncompany or fire department for at least five years or the applicant has\nbeen certified by the authority having jurisdiction for the incorporated\nvoluntary ambulance service as an enrolled member of such incorporated\nvoluntary ambulance service for at least five years. It shall be the\nduty and responsibility of the municipality, school district and/or fire\ndistrict which adopts a local law, ordinance or resolution pursuant to\nthis section to determine the procedure for certification.\n  3. Any enrolled member of an incorporated volunteer fire company, fire\ndepartment or incorporated voluntary ambulance service who accrues more\nthan twenty years of active service and is so certified by the authority\nhaving jurisdiction for the incorporated volunteer fire company, fire\ndepartment or incorporated voluntary ambulance service, shall be granted\nthe ten percent exemption as authorized by this section for the\nremainder of his or her life as long as his or her primary residence is\nlocated within such county provided that the governing body of a city,\nvillage, town, school district, fire district or county, after a public\nhearing, adopts a local law, ordinance or resolution providing therefor.\n  4. Application for such exemption shall be filed with the assessor or\nother agency, department or office designated by the municipality,\nschool district and/or fire district offering such exemption on or\nbefore the taxable status date on a form as prescribed by the\ncommissioner.\n  5. No applicant who is a volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance\nworker who by reason of such status is receiving any benefit under the\nprovisions of this article on the effective date of this section shall\nsuffer any diminution of such benefit because of the provisions of this\nsection.\n  * NB There are 5 § 466-f's\n  * NB Repealed December 9, 2028\n