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NY Second Class Cities L § 210 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SCC - Second Class Cities Article 14 - Supervisors; Sealer of Weights and Measures 210 - Supervisors.

§ 210. Supervisors.  Supervisors shall have the powers and perform the   duties of supervisors of towns under the general laws of the state,  and   other laws applicable thereto.
NY Second Class Cities L § 211 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SCC - Second Class Cities Article 14 - Supervisors; Sealer of Weights and Measures 211 - Sealer of Weights and Measures.

§ 211. Sealer  of  weights  and  measures.  The  sealer of weights and   measures shall, within the city, have the powers and perform the  duties   of  sealers  of  weights and measures of towns under the general laws of   the state. He shall supervise the weighing  of  coal  and  perform  such   other  duties  as  may  be  prescribed by law or ordinance of the common   council. He shall receive a salary, to be fixed by the board of estimate   and apportionment, and no fees shall be charged or collected by  him  or   by the city for his services.
NY Second Class Cities L § 240 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SCC - Second Class Cities Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions 240 - Additional Allowances.

§ 240. Additional   allowances.   No  allowance  or  compensation,  in   addition to the salary or compensation prescribed by law  or  authorized   by  this  chapter  or  otherwise by law, shall be paid to any officer or   employee of the city or to any person paid out of the  city  funds,  nor   shall any amount in excess of the sum payable under any contract be paid   on account thereof.
NY Second Class Cities L § 241 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SCC - Second Class Cities Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions 241 - Books and Papers to Be Public Records.

§ 241. Books  and  papers  to be public records. All books, papers and   documents  filed  with  or  constituting  a  part  of  the  records   or   proceedings  of  any  officer, board or department of the city, shall be   deemed to be public records and shall, during office hours, be  open  to   public inspection.
NY Second Class Cities L § 242 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SCC - Second Class Cities Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions 242 - Inhabitants Not Incompetent; Place of Trial of Actions and Proceedings.

§ 242. Inhabitants  not  incompetent;  place  of  trial of actions and   proceedings.  Upon the trial of any issue  or  the  prosecution  of  any   proceeding,  or  upon the taking or making of any inquisition, appraisal   or award, or upon the judicial investigation of any facts  whatever,  to   which  issue, proceedings, inquest, investigation or award the city is a   party, or in which the city may, in any way, be  interested,  no  person   shall  be  deemed incompetent as a judge, referee, commissioner, witness   or juror by reason of his being an inhabitant, freeholder or taxpayer of   the city. The place of trial of all actions and proceedings against  the   city,  or any of its officers, boards or departments shall be the county   in which the city is situated.
NY Second Class Cities L § 243 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SCC - Second Class Cities Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions 243 - Witnesses Not to Be Excused From Testifying.

§ 243. Witnesses  not  to be excused from testifying.  In any criminal   proceeding before a court or grand  jury  or  in  any  investigation  or   inquiry  before  the common council, or any committee thereof, or before   any officer conducting an investigation, touching the knowledge of  such   witness  as  to  any offense committed in violation of the provisions of   this chapter or ordinance of the city; the court or grand jury,  or  the   common  council, committee or officer, may confer immunity in accordance   with the provisions of section 50.20 or 190.40 of the criminal procedure   law; provided, however, that no immunity shall be conferred except  upon   twenty-four  hours  prior  written  notice  to  the appropriate district   attorney having an official interest therein.
NY Second Class Cities L § 244 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SCC - Second Class Cities Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions 244 - Liability of City in Certain Actions; Commencement of Actions.

§ 244. Liability  of city in certain actions; commencement of actions.   No civil action shall be maintained against  the  city  for  damages  or   injuries  to  person or property sustained in consequence of any street,   highway, bridge, culvert, sidewalk or crosswalk being defective, out  of   repair,  unsafe,  dangerous or obstructed unless it appears that written   notice of the defective, unsafe, dangerous, obstructed condition of such   street, highway, bridge, culvert, sidewalk  or  crosswalk  was  actually   given  to the commissioner of public works, and that there was a failure   or neglect within a reasonable time after the giving of such  notice  to   repair,  or  remove the defect, danger or obstruction complained of, or,   in the absence of such notice, unless it appears  that  such  defective,   unsafe,  dangerous  or obstructed condition existed for so long a period   that the same should have been discovered and remedied in  the  exercise   of reasonable care and diligence. But no such action shall be maintained   for damages or injuries to the person sustained solely in consequence of   the  existence  of  snow  or ice upon any sidewalk, crosswalk or street,   unless written notice thereof, relating to  the  particular  place,  was   actually  given  to  the  commissioner  of  public works and there was a   failure or neglect to cause such snow or ice to be removed, or the place   otherwise made reasonably  safe  within  a  reasonable  time  after  the   receipt  of  such notice. The city shall not be liable in a civil action   for damages or injuries to persons or property or invasion  of  personal   or  property rights, of any name or nature whatsoever, whether casual or   continuing, arising at law or in equity, alleged to have been caused  or   sustained,  in  whole or in part, by or because of any omission of duty,   wrongful act, fault, neglect, misfeasance or negligence on the  part  of   the  city,  or any of its agents, officers or employees, unless a notice   of claim shall have been made and  served  in  compliance  with  section   fifty-e of the general municipal law. Every action upon such claim shall   be  commenced  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  section fifty-i of the   general municipal law.
NY Second Class Cities L § 245 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SCC - Second Class Cities Article 16 - Miscellaneous Provisions 245 - Definition of Words.

§ 245. Definition  of  words.  The word "his," as used in this chapter   shall, in all proper cases, be held to include and be co-extensive  with   the  words  "her," "it" and "their;" the word "person," shall be held to   include  and  be  co-extensive  with  the  words  "persons,"  "company,"   "joint-stock  association" and "corporation." The word "street" shall be   held to include and be co-extensive with "roads," "avenues," "highways,"   "alleys" and "squares;" the word "work" shall be held to include and  be   co-extensive  with  "improvements"  and  "repairs;" the word "materials"   shall  be  held  to  include  and  be  co-extensive   with   "supplies,"   "stationery,"  "books," "furniture" and "repairs to furniture;" the word   "tax" shall in all proper cases be held to include and  be  co-extensive   with  "water  rents  or  rates," "assessments or reassessments for local   improvements," and the singular noun shall be held  to  include  and  be   co-extensive with the plural.
NY Second Class Cities L § 250 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SCC - Second Class Cities Article 17 - Construction; Saving Clause; Repeal 250 - Construction.

§ 250. Construction.  The  provisions  of  this chapter have reference   only to a city of the second class. This chapter is intended to  be  and   shall  be deemed and held in all courts and jurisdictions to be a public   act of which the courts shall take judicial notice. This  chapter  shall   be  construed not as an act in derogation of the powers of the state but   as one intended to aid the state in the execution  of  its  duties,  and   shall  be liberally construed so as to carry into effect the objects and   purposes thereof.
NY Second Class Cities L § 251 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SCC - Second Class Cities Article 17 - Construction; Saving Clause; Repeal 251 - Saving Clause.

§ 251. Saving  clause.    Nothing  contained  in this chapter shall be   construed to repeal any statute of the state or ordinance of the city or   rule or regulation of the board of health,  not  inconsistent  with  the   provisions  of this chapter, and the same shall remain in full force and   effect, when not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, to be   construed and operated in harmony with its provisions. The powers  which   are  conferred  and  the  duties  which  are imposed upon any officer or   department of the city under any statute  of  the  state,  or  any  city   ordinance  which  is  in  force at the time of the taking effect of this   chapter shall, if  such  office  or  department  be  abolished  by  this   chapter, be thereafter exercised and discharged by the officer, board or   department  upon whom is imposed corresponding or like functions, powers   and duties under the provisions of this chapter. Where any contract  has   been  entered into by the city prior to the time of the taking effect of   this chapter, or any bond or undertaking has been given to or  in  favor   of  the city, which contains provisions that the same may be enforced by   some officer, board or department therein named, but by  the  provisions   of  this  chapter  such  office,  board or department is abolished, such   contracts, bonds and undertakings shall not in any manner  be  impaired,   but  shall  continue  in  full  force,  and the powers conferred and the   duties imposed with reference to the same upon  the  officer,  board  or   department  which  has been abolished, shall thereafter be exercised and   discharged by the officer, board or department upon whom is conferred or   imposed like powers, functions or duties under the  provisions  of  this   chapter.  The  park  commission,  in  any  city,  which at the time this   chapter takes effect, has jurisdiction of its park system, is  continued   in  office  notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, with all the   powers and subject to all the duties, conferred and  imposed  upon  such   commission by law.
NY Second Class Cities L § 252 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SCC - Second Class Cities Article 17 - Construction; Saving Clause; Repeal 252 - Laws Repealed.

§ 252. Laws repealed.  The following acts and parts of acts are hereby   repealed:1.  Of  the  laws  enumerated  in  the  schedule annexed, that portion   thereof specified in the last column.2. All acts or parts of acts and ordinances of the city, in so far  as   inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.Nothing herein contained, however, shall be deemed to repeal or in any   wise  affect  the validity of the provisions of chapter five hundred and   sixty of the laws of nineteen hundred and two; chapter three hundred and   seventy-eight of the laws of nineteen hundred and  three;  chapters  one   hundred  and  seventeen,  three hundred and ninety-four and five hundred   and fifty-three of the laws of nineteen hundred and three; chapter three   hundred and eighty of the laws of nineteen hundred  and  four;  chapters   one  hundred  and  eighteen, one hundred and ninety-one, two hundred and   twenty-three, five hundred and forty, five hundred and  forty-one,  five   hundred  and  forty-three,  six  hundred and forty-five, six hundred and   seventy-six and six hundred and  eighty-six  of  the  laws  of  nineteen   hundred  and  five;  but  all  of such acts are hereby continued in full   force and effect.
NY Second Class Cities L § 253 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SCC - Second Class Cities Article 17 - Construction; Saving Clause; Repeal 253 - When to Take Effect.

§ 253. When   to   take   effect.   This  chapter  shall  take  effect   immediately.
NY Soc Serv L § 1 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 1 - Short Title; Definitions 1 - Short Title.

§ 1.  Short title.  This chapter shall be known as the social services   law.
NY Soc Serv L § 5 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2 - Department and State Board of Social Welfare 5 - Department of Social Welfare.

§  5.    Department of social welfare.  The state department of social   welfare, provided for in the constitution, is hereby continued.
NY Soc Serv L § 11 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2 - Department and State Board of Social Welfare 11 - Commissioner of Social Services.

§  11.    Commissioner  of  social  services.  The chief executive and   administrative officer of the department shall be  the  commissioner  of   social  services, who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice   and consent of the senate.
NY Soc Serv L § 12 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2 - Department and State Board of Social Welfare 12 - Deputy Commissioners.

§  12.    Deputy  commissioners.    The Commissioner shall appoint and   remove at pleasure a first deputy commissioner, and  such  other  deputy   commissioners as he shall deem necessary for the proper organization and   general classification of the work of the department, each of whom shall   be in the exempt class of the civil service.
NY Soc Serv L § 13 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2 - Department and State Board of Social Welfare 13 - Organization of the Department.

§  13.    Organization  of  the  department.    The commissioner shall   determine the structure of departmental organization.
NY Soc Serv L § 14 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2 - Department and State Board of Social Welfare 14 - Employees; Compensation.

§  14.    Employees;  compensation.   In addition to his deputies, the   commissioner may appoint and remove from time  to  time,  in  accordance   with law and any applicable rules of the state civil service commission,   such employees as he may deem necessary for the efficient administration   of  the  department.    The  compensation  of employees appointed by the   commissioner pursuant to this section shall  be  determined  by  him  in   accordance with law.
NY Soc Serv L § 16 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2 - Department and State Board of Social Welfare 16 - Offices of the Department.

§  16.    Offices of the Department.  The department shall be provided   with suitably furnished rooms for its offices.  The principal office  of   the department shall be in the county of Albany.
NY Soc Serv L § 20-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2 - Department and State Board of Social Welfare 20-A - Local Personnel; Limitations on Department's Power.

§   20-a.     Local  personnel;  limitations  on  department's  power.   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this chapter,  the  board,   the  commissioner  or  the department, acting singly or in unison, shall   not have the power, directly or indirectly to prescribe  the  number  of   persons  to  be  employed  in any social services district providing the   district complies with the minimum federal standards relating thereto.
NY Soc Serv L § 20-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2 - Department and State Board of Social Welfare 20-B - Plan for In-Home Care of Senior Citizens.

§  20-b.   Plan for in-home care of senior citizens.  On or before the   first day of April, nineteen  hundred  eighty-two  the  New  York  state   council for home care services, in consultation with the commissioner of   social  services  and  the  office  for  the aging, shall prepare a plan   designed to ease the burden  of  families  providing  care  for  elderly   parents  in  the  home  of  the  parents or the homes of their families.   Recommendations are to be made  concerning,  but  not  limited  to,  tax   exemptions and increased availability of supportive services.
NY Soc Serv L § 20-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2 - Department and State Board of Social Welfare 20-D - Training of Direct Care Workers in Adverse Childhood Experiences.

§   20-d.  Training  of  direct  care  workers  in  adverse  childhood experiences. 1. As used in this section:  (a) "Direct-care employees" means the employees of  domestic  violence shelters,  safe  dwellings, and domestic violence programs identified by the certifying organization to receive training,  which  shall  include, but  not be limited to, the directors and coordinators of such shelters, dwellings, and programs, and any individual or  employee  performing  or required to perform similar responsibilities.  (b)  "Certifying organization" means an organization designated by the federal department of health and human services to coordinate  statewide improvements  within  local  communities,  social  services systems, and programming  regarding  the  prevention  and  intervention  of  domestic violence in New York state.  (c)  "Adverse  childhood  experiences"  or  "ACEs"  means stressful or traumatic experiences experienced during childhood, which  are  strongly related  to  the  development  and  prevalence of a wide range of health problems throughout a person's lifetime, including, but not  limited  to physical  or  sexual  abuse; domestic violence; parental mental illness; substance abuse; and incarceration.   2. The office of temporary and disability assistance and the office of children and family services shall, within amounts appropriated for such purpose, contract exclusively  with  an  entity,  or  with  entities  in partnership,  to develop a training program for direct-care employees to identify  individuals  who  have  experienced  ACEs,  develop  effective strategies  for  assisting  and  interacting  with such individuals, and locate programs and services to which such individuals with ACEs may  be referred  to  help  build  the  individual's resilience. Such entity, or entities   in   partnership,   shall   be   experienced   in   providing trauma-informed,  victim-centered  training  on domestic violence, child abuse, and ACEs. Such entity,  or  entities  in  partnership,  shall  be responsible for providing such training to direct-care employees.   3.  All direct-care employees shall be required to participate in such training program. Such training shall be provided at  no  cost  to  such employees.   4. The office of temporary and disability assistance and the office of children and family services shall, within amounts appropriated for such purpose,   contract   with   a  certifying  organization  to  provide  a certification of completion to each direct-care employee  who  satisfies the requirements of such training program.
NY Soc Serv L § 21-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2 - Department and State Board of Social Welfare 21-A - Electronic Benefit Transfer System.

§  21-a.  Electronic  benefit  transfer system. Any electronic benefit transfer system shall be implemented by the department  on  a  statewide basis  and  shall  be  administered  pursuant  to the provisions of this section. For purposes of such electronic benefit  transfer  system,  the term "electronic benefit transfer" includes the use of a credit or debit card  service,  automated  teller  machine,  point-of-sale  terminal, or access to an online system for the withdrawal of funds or the processing of a payment for merchandise or a service.   1. Any contract entered  into  on  behalf  of  local  social  services districts  for  electronic  benefit  transfer services shall ensure that there are a sufficient number of access  points  in  each  local  social services  district  to ensure an adequate distribution of such services. Upon implementation of an electronic benefit transfer system in a  local social  services  district  or  in  any  political  or  other geographic subdivision of such  district,  the  department  shall  publish  a  list identifying  the  number  and  location  of  access  points  within such district or subdivision, and shall seek and accept public comment on the adequacy of recipient access to  electronic  benefit  transfer  services within  such  district  or  subdivision.  The  department  shall seek to maximize recipient access to electronic  benefit  transfer  services  by working  with the contractor to establish access points at a broad range of businesses and community facilities including, but  not  limited  to, community  centers,  senior  citizen centers, educational and job skills training sites, and local housing authorities.   2. The department  or  the  designated  agent  thereof  shall  utilize appropriate  materials  and  training  to  provide  each  recipient with adequate instruction on the  use  of  the  electronic  benefit  transfer system, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:  (a)  the  types  of  transactions and services provided by means of an electronic benefit transfer system, and any limitations thereon;  (b)  the  rights,  responsibilities  and  liabilities  applicable   to recipients  that  receive  benefits  by  means  of an electronic benefit transfer system;  (c) the procedure for reporting the loss or theft of a  system  access device, or any unauthorized transaction;  (d)  the process for the replacement of a lost or stolen system access device, and the procedure to access benefits, if needed, until such time as such device can be replaced; and  (e) the procedure by which participants can access  information  about their  benefit  account  or  accounts  including,  but not limited to, a toll-free telephone number which would provide recipients  with  account balances and transaction history.
NY Soc Serv L § 28 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2 - Department and State Board of Social Welfare 28 - Gifts and Bequests.

§  28.  Gifts and bequests.  The department may receive and retain any   money or other personal property given or bequeathed to  the  department   or  a division or bureau thereof and shall expend the same in accordance   with the general powers and duties of the department  for  the  purposes   for which it is given or, if unaccompanied by conditions or limitations,   for such purposes as it may determine.
NY Soc Serv L § 29 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2 - Department and State Board of Social Welfare 29 - Federal Agency.

§  29.    Federal  agency.    The department, with the approval of the   governor, may accept a designation from, and act as, the  agent  of  the   federal  security  agency or other duly authorized federal agency in the   administration of relief and related  activities,  activities  affecting   the  welfare  of  individuals  and  communities, and the disbursement or   expenditure of federal funds or commodities in relation  thereto  within   the state of New York.
NY Soc Serv L § 30 (2021)
2021 New York Laws SOS - Social Services Article 2 - Department and State Board of Social Welfare 30 - Continuation of Salaries of Local and State Welfare Employees Receiving Training for the Better Performance of Their Duties.

§  30.   Continuation of salaries of local and state welfare employees   receiving training for the better performance of their duties.   Subject   to  the approval of the department, the board of supervisors of a county   and the appropriating body  of  a  city  or  town  may  include  in  its   appropriations  moneys  for  the  continuation  of the salaries of their   local welfare employees who are on leave receiving  additional  training   for  the  better  performance  of  their  duties,  provided that no such   salaries shall be so continued to a greater extent than  will  reimburse   such employee for the loss of earnings while on such leave.  Salaries of   the employees of the department may be continued in a similar fashion.