2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 1 - General Provisions › Article 13 - Higher Education Student Financial Aid Programs › 601 - Definitions.

§ 601. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall
  have the following meanings unless otherwise specified:
1.  "President"  shall mean the president of the New York state higher
  education services corporation.
2.  "College"  shall  mean  any  institution  of   higher   education,
  recognized and approved by the regents of the university of the state of
  New  York, which provides a course of study leading to the granting of a
  post-secondary degree or diploma.
3. "Vocational institution" shall mean a business, trade, technical or
  other occupational school  approved  as  such  by  the  regents  of  the
  university  of  the  state  of  New  York  or accredited by a nationally
  recognized accrediting agency or association accepted  as  such  by  the
  regents of the state of New York.
4.  "Approved  program",  for  the  purpose of determining a student's
  eligibility for awards provided in articles  thirteen  and  fourteen  of
  this  chapter  and  subject to specific modification by sections of such
  articles, shall mean the following programs of  study  approved  by  the
  commissioner  pursuant  to  this article in accordance with rules of the
  board of regents and registered by the  state  education  department  in
  accordance  with  regulations  of the commissioner or, where applicable,
  registered by the state department of health and forwarded to the  state
  education department: (1) collegiate level programs leading to a degree,
  or  programs  leading  to  a  diploma  or  certificate  that  are  fully
  creditable towards a degree program in that institution; (2)  study  and
  training  programs  offered by a hospital school, a community college, a
  unit of the state university of New York, a unit of the city  university
  of  New  York,  or  an  institution  chartered  by the regents or by the
  legislature for the purpose of granting degrees, leading to licensure as
  a professional registered or practical nurse or to certification  in  an
  area  of medical or health technology; and (3) two-year programs offered
  in a registered private business school.
5. "Children" as referenced in subdivision four of section six hundred
  four and sections six hundred eight, six hundred  eight-a,  six  hundred
  sixty-eight-a,  six hundred sixty-eight-b, six hundred sixty-eight-d and
  six hundred sixty-eight-e of this title shall mean: (a) birth  children,
  adopted  children,  stepchildren  who survive an individual, or children
  for whom an individual was a legal  guardian,  and  (b)  other  children
  related  by  blood,  adoption or marriage to an individual for whom such
  individual had assumed and was exercising custody and  care  as  of  the
  date of such individual's death.
6.  "Impact  area" as referenced in sections six hundred eight and six
  hundred  sixty-eight-d  of  this  title  shall  mean  the  secure   zone
  established  by  the city of New York surrounding the world trade center
  and the crash sites during the period that disasters  were  declared  or
  rescue and recovery efforts were underway.
7.  "Financial  dependent" as referenced in sections six hundred four,
  six hundred eight, six hundred eight-a, six hundred  sixty-eight-b,  six
  hundred  sixty-eight-d and six hundred sixty-eight-e of this title shall
  mean a  person  who  is  dependent  for  his  or  her  support  upon  an
  individual,  other  than  one  who  was  involved  in, supported, or was
  responsible for the act or acts of terrorism or other intentional act or
  acts that caused such death, injury or illness, who has died  or  become
  severely  and  permanently  disabled  as  described  in  such  sections,
  provided that a person shall be considered  a  financial  dependent  and
  shall  be  eligible for awards pursuant to these sections upon a showing
  of unilateral dependence or mutual interdependence upon such individual,
  which may be evidenced by a nexus of factors, including but not  limited
  to  common  ownership of property, common householding, shared budgeting

  and the length of the relationship between the financial  dependent  and
  such individual.