2017 New York Laws
EDN - Education
Title 2 - School District Organization
Article 52-A - New York City Community School District System
2590-A - Definitions.

 2590-a. Definitions.  As  used  in this article, the following terms
  shall mean:
1. City district. The term "city district" shall mean the city  school
  district of the city of New York.
2.  Community  district.  The  term  "community district" shall mean a
  community school district created or  to  be  created  within  the  city
  district under the provisions of this article.
3. City board. The term "city board" shall mean the board of education
  of the city district.
* 4.   Community  district  education  council.  The  term  "community
  council" shall mean  the  community  district  education  council  of  a
  community  district  established pursuant to section twenty-five hundred
  ninety-c of this article.
* NB Effective until June 30, 2019
* 4. Community board. The term "community board" shall mean the  board
  of education of a community district.
* NB Effective June 30, 2019
5.  Chancellor. The term "chancellor" shall mean the chancellor of the
  city district.
6. Community superintendent. The term "community superintendent" shall
  mean the superintendent of schools of a community district.
7. Parent. The term "parent" shall mean a person in parental  relation
  to  a child, as that phrase is defined in subdivision ten of section two
  of this chapter.
* 8. Registered voter. The  term  "registered  voter"  shall  mean  an
  elector of the city of New York under the election law.
* NB Effective June 30, 2019
* 9.  Educational  facilities. The term "educational facilities" shall
  mean land and the improvements thereon for use in  connection  with  any
  educational  activity  to be undertaken or provided by the city board or
  any community council or any facility attendant thereto or any  facility
  necessary, useful or desirable in connection with such activity.
* NB Effective until June 30, 2019
* 9.  Educational  facilities. The term "educational facilities" shall
  mean land and the improvements thereon for use in  connection  with  any
  educational  activity  to be undertaken or provided by the city board or
  any community school board or any  facility  attendant  thereto  or  any
  facility   necessary,  useful  or  desirable  in  connection  with  such
  activity.
* NB Effective June 30, 2019
10. Project. The  term  "project"  shall  mean,  with  respect  to  an
  educational facilities capital plan, (a) the performance, at a specified
  educational  facility,  of  one  or more program elements, as defined in
  paragraph a, b, c or d of subdivision two of section twenty-five hundred
  ninety-p of this article; or (b) the performance of the program elements
  defined in paragraphs  f  and  g  of  such  subdivision  or  any  system
  replacement identified in paragraph e of such subdivision.