2006 New York Code - Definitions.

 
    * § 159-e. Definitions. When used in this article:
    1.  "Grantee"  shall mean (a) any organization designated an "eligible
  entity" by subdivision one of section six hundred seventy-three  of  the
  federal  community services block grant act of 1981, as amended; and (b)
  migrant and seasonal farm worker organizations.
    **  2.  "Eligible  entity"  shall  mean  any  organization  which  was
  officially designated as a community action agency or a community action
  program  under the provisions of section two hundred ten of the economic
  opportunity act of 1964 for fiscal  year  1981,  unless  such  community
  action  agency  or a community action program lost its designation under
  section two hundred ten of such act as a result of a failure  to  comply
  with  the  provisions  of  such  act.  Such eligible entity shall have a
  governing board which is constituted so as to assure that  one-third  of
  the members of the board are elected public officials, currently holding
  office,  or  their  representatives, to be selected by the chief elected
  officials of the state or local government or combination  thereof,  who
  possess  the  authority to designate an eligible entity pursuant to this
  article, except that if  the  number  of  elected  officials  reasonably
  available  and willing to serve is less than one-third of the membership
  of the board, membership on the board of appointive public officials may
  be counted in meeting such one-third requirements. At least one-third of
  the members  are  persons  chosen  in  accordance  with  any  democratic
  selection procedure which assures maximum feasible participation of poor
  persons  residing  in  the area to be served by the eligible entity; and
  the remainder of the members are representatives of interest groups  and
  private  organizations  within the community to be served, including but
  not  limited  to  social  service  agencies,  educational  institutions,
  business, industrial, labor and religious organizations.
    ** NB Effective until September 30, 2008
    ** 2.   "Eligible  entity"  shall  mean  any  organization  which  was
  officially designated as a community action agency or a community action
  program under the provisions of section two hundred ten of the  economic
  opportunity  act  of  1964  for  fiscal year 1981, unless such community
  action agency or a community action program lost its  designation  under
  section  two  hundred ten of such act as a result of a failure to comply
  with the provisions of such act.  Such  eligible  entity  shall  have  a
  governing  board  which is constituted so as to assure that one-third of
  the members of the board are elected public officials, currently holding
  office, or their representatives, to be selected by  the  chief  elected
  officials  of  the state or local government or combination thereof, who
  possess the authority to designate an eligible entity pursuant  to  this
  article,  except  that  if  the  number  of elected officials reasonably
  available and willing to serve is less than one-third of the  membership
  of the board, membership on the board of appointive public officials may
  be counted in meeting such one-third requirements. At least one-third of
  the  members  are  persons  chosen  in  accordance  with  any democratic
  selection procedure which assures maximum feasible participation of poor
  persons residing in the area to be served by the  eligible  entity;  and
  one-third  of  the  members  are  representatives of interest groups and
  private organizations within the community to be served,  including  but
  not  limited  to  social  service  agencies,  educational  institutions,
  business, industrial, labor and religious organizations.
    ** NB Effective September 30, 2008
    ** 3. "Indian tribes" and  "tribal  organizations"  shall  mean  those
  tribes,  bands  or  other  organized groups of Indians recognized in the
  state or considered by the federal secretary of the interior  to  be  an
  Indian tribe or an Indian organization for any purpose.
    ** NB Repealed effective September 30, 2008
    ** 4.  "Community  based  organization"  shall  mean  any organization
  incorporated for the purpose of providing services or  other  assistance
  to  economically or socially disadvantaged persons within its designated
  community. Such organization must have a board  of  directors  of  which
  more than half of the members reside in such designated community.
    ** NB (Becomes sub. 3. on September 30, 2008)
    ** 5. "Department" shall mean the department of state.
    ** NB (Becomes sub. 4. on September 30, 2008)
    ** 6. "Secretary" shall mean the secretary of state.
    ** NB (Becomes sub 5. on September 30, 2008)
    * NB Expires September 30, 2008