9 NYCRR Part 419 - Executive Department

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9 NYCRR 419.1 - Authority

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These regulations implement chapter 478 of the Laws of 1983, as amended by chapter 128 of the Laws of 1987 and Chapter 717 of the Laws of 1988, which enacted section 3.23 of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law and established the New York State Conservation Corps. In accordance with the statute, the Office is authorized to provide for the use of such State and Federal appropriations and private funds as are available:

(a)to coordinate Conservation Corps participants in doing projects on land owned by the State, a municipality, the Federal government or an Indian nation, or at sites owned or operated by not-for-profit corporations, or activities taking place at nonproject sites, where appropriate; and

(b)to enter into agreements with any municipality, State agency, not-for-profit corporation or Indian nation which will agree to do projects consistent with the program.

9 NYCRR 419.2 - Program purpose and goals

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(a)The purpose of the New York State Conservation Corps is to further the development and enhancement of the natural, cultural and historic resources of the State by its young men and women and, in doing so, to prepare them to manage the resources and their own lives.

(b)Goals of the program.

(1)To provide needed community services in urban, suburban and rural settings by the conservation, rehabilitation and enhancement of the State's natural, historic, environmental, cultural and recreational resources.

(2)To develop in participating youth basic employment skills and an understanding of the State's natural environment and cultural heritage.

(c)These goals will be accomplished in such a way that young people will be provided with an opportunity to acquire increased self-dignity and self-discipline, be better able to work with peers and supervisors, and learn to work with and relate to people of various social, ethnic, racial and economic backgrounds.

(d)To the maximum extent possible, each Conservation Corps project will have the following characteristics:

(1)a balanced work/learning program in which environmental awareness and work skills are learned primarily through meaningful work activities on public lands or facilities;

(2)a mixture of youth of both sexes from various social, economic, ethnic and racial backgrounds which is representative of youth residing within the recruiting area;

(3)an enrollment of size sufficient to permit group learning and social interaction;

(4)components that will educate the enrollees about our natural environment and cultural heritage, teach first aid and basic employment skills and encourage them to further their education; and

(5)crews which are easily recognized as members of the New York State Conservation Corps regardless of the identity of project sponsors.

9 NYCRR 419.3 - Definitions

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Whenever used in this Part, the following terms shall mean and include:

(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.

9 NYCRR 419.4 - Funding

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(a)Funds made available for Conservation Corps projects shall be allocated as follows:

(1)not less than 50 percent for projects administered by municipalities and not-for-profit corporations;

(2)not less than 25 percent for projects administered by the office;

(3)not less than 12 ½ percent for projects administered by the Department of Environmental Conservation;

(4)not less than five percent for projects administered by Indian nations; and

(5)the balance for projects administered by State agencies other than the Office and the Department of Environmental Conservation.

(b)Not less than 10 percent of the total program funds in a given fiscal year will be spent on summer projects.

(c)If all money within a project sponsor category is not awarded in a given fiscal year due to the lack of applications meeting minimum requirements, the Office may reassign the funds to project sponsors in other categories or may carry them over into the total program allocation for the next fiscal year.

(d)The office may accept supplementary public and private funds to assist in meeting the costs of operating the Conservation Corps.

9 NYCRR 419.5 - Advisory council

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(a)There shall be a New York State Conservation Corps Advisory Council consisting of the commissioner, the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, the Commissioner of Labor, the Commissioner of Education, the Director of the Division for Youth, and 10 additional members appointed by the Governor. Of the appointed members, three are to be appointed upon the recommendation of the Temporary President of the Senate, three upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the Assembly, two upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader of the Senate and two upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader of the Assembly.

(b)The term for each appointed member of the advisory council shall be three years.

(c)The commissioner shall be the chairman of the advisory council.

(d)The advisory council shall meet at the direction of the commissioner, no less than annually.

(e)The function of the advisory council will be to:

(1)identify and review issues and current State policies and programs which directly or indirectly affect the Conservation Corps, and make recommendations to the commissioner regarding these matters;

(2)advise the commissioner in the planning, development and management of the corps;

(3)review implementation and make recommendations regarding the law creating the corps;

(4)provide assistance as requested by the commissioner; and

(5)assist in the development of the annual report.

(f)It is understood that the role of the advisory council is to advise the commissioner and make recommendations regarding the overall management of the Conservation Corps and this Subchapter, not to review or make recommendations relating to individual project sponsor or enrollee applications or be responsible for the expenditure of program funds.

9 NYCRR 419.6 - Annual report

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The commissioner shall prepare an annual report on the Conservation Corps and shall submit such report to the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

9 NYCRR 419.7 - Coordination

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To the greatest extent possible, the Office and each project sponsor will cooperate and coordinate its efforts with the Job Training Partnership Council, Department of Labor, Department of Environmental Conservation, State Education Department, Division for Youth and local youth agencies in the conduct of the recruiting, education and training components of the program.

9 NYCRR 419.8 - Earlier source heading: [Repealed]

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