New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Subtitle I - Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Chapter II - General Rules
Subchapter A - New York State Conservation Corps
Part 419 - General Provisions
Section 419.3 - Definitions

(a) Basic employment skills shall mean those attributes that assist people in seeking and securing permanent employment, such as promptness, dependability, ability to take direction and cooperation with peers at the worksite, as well as job search techniques, interviewing skills and career exploration techniques.

(b) Corps or Conservation Corps shall mean the New York State Conservation Corps established by section 3.23 of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law.

(c) Indian nation shall mean any Native American tribe or group residing in New York State which is recognized by treaty with the United States of America.

(d) Municipality shall mean a city, county, town or village, school district or improvement district within a city, county, town or village which has the authority to apply for and receive State grants.

(e) Not-for-profit corporation shall mean a corporation, qualified for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code, with demonstrable experience in conducting work, education, youth development or environmental programs.

(f) Project shall mean that component of the Conservation Corps program undertaken by a municipality, local government, State agency, Indian nation or not-for-profit corporation pursuant to an agreement with the Office and in accordance with this Subchapter. A project may consist of work performed on one or more worksites.

(g) Project sponsor shall mean a municipality, local government, State agency, Indian nation or not-for-profit corporation which has received a grant from the Office to operate a Conservation Corps project.

(h) Time of enrollment shall mean the day an enrollee reports to work for the first time.