NY Ret & SS L § 131 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RSS - Retirement and Social Security Article 3 - Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Coverage for Certain Public Employees 131 - Definitions.

§  131.  Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall   mean and include:1. "Political subdivision." A public corporation (other than a  public   corporation  created pursuant to agreement or compact with another state   or states), improvement district, and any other political subdivision of   the state and the New York State School Boards  Association,  Inc.,  the   County  Officers'  Association  of  the  State of New York, the New York   State  Conference  of  Mayors  and  other   Municipal   Officials,   the   Association  of Towns of the State of New York and any Regional Planning   Board, created pursuant to article twelve-B or  five-G  of  the  general   municipal   law   whose   membership   consists  only  of  counties,  as   instrumentalities of political subdivisions of the State.2. "Federal social security act." The social security act  enacted  by   the   congress   and   approved   August  fourteenth,  nineteen  hundred   thirty-five (including  regulations  and  requirements  issued  pursuant   thereto), as such act has been and may from time to time be amended.3.  "Federal  insurance  contributions  act."  Subchapter A of chapter   twenty-one of the federal internal revenue code as such  code  has  been   and may from time to time be amended.4. "Federal secretary." The federal secretary of health, education and   welfare under the federal social security act.5.  "Old-age  and  survivors  insurance  coverage."  The  old-age  and   survivors insurance coverage provided by title two of the federal social   security act.6. "Employee." An officer or employee of the state or of  a  political   subdivision.7. "Employment." Any service performed by an employee in the employ of   the  state or any political subdivision except (a) service which, in the   absence  of  an  agreement  entered  into  under  this  article,   would   constitute  "employment"  as defined in the federal social security act,   or (b) service which, under the federal social security act, may not  be   included  in  an  agreement  between the state and the federal secretary   entered into pursuant to this article. In  the  case  of  service  which   under  the  federal  social security act may be included in an agreement   only upon certification by the governor in accordance with  section  two   hundred  eighteen (d) (3) of that act, such service shall be included in   the term "employment" in the event that the governor so certifies to the   federal secretary and the  state's  agreement  with  such  secretary  is   modified to include such service.8.  "Wages." All remuneration for employment, including the cash value   of all remuneration paid in any medium other than cash, except that part   of such remuneration which, even if it were for "employment" within  the   meaning of the federal insurance contributions act, would not constitute   "wages" within the meaning of that act.9.   "Contribution   fund."  The  social  security  contribution  fund   established by section one hundred forty-one of this chapter.10. "Comptroller." The state comptroller.11. "State retirement system." The corporation  continued  by  section   ten  of  this chapter, known as the New York state employees' retirement   system.12. "State  agency."  The  New  York  state  social  security  agency,   established by this article.13. "Director." The director of the state agency.