NY Econ Dev L § 210 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 9 - Entrepreneurship Assistance Centers 210 - Definitions.

§  210.  Definitions.  As  used  in  this article the following terms, unless  the  context  indicates  otherwise,  shall  have  the  following meanings:   1.  "Entrepreneurship  assistance  centers"  shall  mean  the business development centers which provide assistance to primarily minority group members, women, individuals with a disability,  dislocated  workers  and veterans  as  established  by  the  department  pursuant  to section two hundred eleven of this article.   2. "Disability" shall mean, with respect to an individual:  (a) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits  one  or more of the major life activities of such individual;  (b) a record of such an impairment; or  (c) being regarded as having an impairment.   3.  "Minority  business enterprise" shall mean any business enterprise which is at least fifty-one per centum owned by, or in  the  case  of  a publicly  owned  business  at least fifty-one per centum of the stock of which is owned by, citizens or permanent resident aliens who are  Black, Hispanic,  Asian  or American Indian, Pacific Islander or Alaskan Native where such ownership interest is real, substantial  and  continuing  and where  such  persons  have  the  authority  to independently control the day-to-day business decisions of the entity.   4. "Minority group member" shall  mean  a  United  States  citizen  or permanent resident alien who is and can demonstrate membership in one of the following groups:  (a)  Black  persons  having origins in any of the Black African racial groups not of Hispanic origin;  (b) Hispanic persons  of  Mexican,  Puerto  Rican,  Dominican,  Cuban, Central  or  South American descent of either Indian or Hispanic origin, regardless of race;  (c) Asian and Pacific Islander persons having origins in the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian sub-continent or the Pacific Islands; or  (d) American Indian or Alaskan Native persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North America.   5.  "Women-owned  business  enterprise"  shall   mean   any   business enterprise  which  is  at least fifty-one per centum owned by, or in the case of a publicly owned business at least fifty-one per centum  of  the stock  of  which  is owned by, citizens or permanent resident aliens who are women  where  such  ownership  interest  is  real,  substantial  and continuing  and  where  such persons have the authority to independently control the day-to-day business decisions of the entity.   6. "Veteran" shall mean a person who served in the United States army, navy, air force, marines, coast guard, and/or reserves  thereof,  and/or in  the  army  national guard, air national guard, New York guard and/or New York naval militia and who (a) has received an honorable or  general discharge  from  such  service,  or  (b)  has a qualifying condition, as defined in section three hundred fifty of the  executive  law,  and  has received  a  discharge  other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or (c) is a discharged LGBT  veteran,  as  defined  in  section three  hundred  fifty of the executive law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service.