New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 4 - Executive Orders (Mario M. Cuomo) › Section 4.179 - Executive order no. 179: establishing the new york state commission on national and community service

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, the citizens of New York State have a long history
					 of voluntary service to their communities and their fellow citizens;
WHEREAS, the State of New York has always encouraged and
					 assisted its citizens in their efforts to fulfill this civic responsibility,
					 including through the past and present efforts of the New York Voluntary
					 Enterprise Commission and the Governor's Office for Voluntary Service;
WHEREAS, a strong partnership has emerged between the State
					 of New York and the many individual volunteers and volunteer organizations that
					 are helping individuals in need throughout the State;
WHEREAS, a continuation and strengthening of this
					 partnership, in addition to expanding and improving the assistance provided to
					 those in need, will help to increase the number of individuals who are able to
					 take part in community service activities and who are able to benefit from the
					 rewards that these experiences provide;
WHEREAS, the federal government has recently enacted the
					 National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993, which is intended to help
					 address the unmet human, educational, environmental and public safety needs of
					 the United States through the expansion of national and community service
					 activities; and
WHEREAS, participation by the State of New York in the
					 programs established and expanded by this new law, through the creation of a
					 New York State Commission on National and Community Service will provide
					 benefits to the State, municipalities, Indian nations, public and private
					 non-profit organizations, institutions of higher learning and individual
					 citizens;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MARIO M. CUOMO, Governor of the State of
					 New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Laws
					 of the State of New York, do hereby order as follows:
I. CREATION OF COMMISSION
There is hereby established the New York State Commission
					 on National and Community Service. It shall consist of between fifteen and
					 twenty-five voting members selected by the Governor.
II. MEMBERSHIP
A. Voting and Non-Voting Members
1. The Commission shall include as voting
				  members at least one of each of the following individuals:
an individual with expertise in the educational, training,
					 and development needs of youth, particularly disadvantaged youth;
an individual with experience in promoting the involvement
					 of older adults in service and voluntarism;
a representative of community-based agencies or
					 community-based organizations within the State;
the Commissioner of Education or the Commissioner's
					 designee;
a representative of local governments in the State;
a representative of local labor organizations in the
					 State;
a representative of business;
an individual between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five
					 who is a participant or supervisor in a program; and a representative of a
					 national service program described in section 122(a) of the federal National
					 and Community Service Act of 1990 (the "Act"), such as a youth corps program
					 described in section 122(a)(2) of the Act.
2. The Commission may also include as voting
				  members the following individuals:
members selected from among local educators;
members selected from among experts in the delivery of
					 human, educational, environmental, or public safety services to communities and
					 persons;
representatives of Indian nations;
members selected from among out-of-school youth or other
					 at-risk youth; and representatives of entities that receive assistance under
					 the federal Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.
3. The number of voting members of the
				  Commission who are officers or employees of New York State may not exceed
				  twenty-five percent (reduced to the nearest whole number) of the total
				  membership of the Commission.
4.
				  The voting members of the Commission shall elect one of the voting members to
				  serve as chairperson of the Commission. The voting members of the Commission
				  may also elect such other officers as the Commission shall deem appropriate and
				  necessary to carry out the functions and duties of the Commission.
5. The employee of the Corporation for
				  National and Community Service (the "Corporation") who has been designated to
				  serve as the representative of the Corporation in New York State pursuant to
				  section 195(c) of the Act shall serve as a non-voting member of the Commission.
				  In addition, the Governor may appoint, as ex officio non-voting members of the
				  Commission, representatives selected from among officers and employees of State
				  agencies and authorities operating community service, youth service, education,
				  social service, senior service, and job training programs.
6. The membership of the Commission, to the
				  maximum extent practicable, shall be diverse with respect to race, ethnicity,
				  age, gender, and disability characteristics. Not more than fifty percent of the
				  voting members of the Commission, plus one additional voting member, may be
				  from the same political party.