New York Laws
Article 3 - Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; Commissioner
3.23 - New York State Conservation Corps.

(i) not less than fifty percent shall go to local governments and
not-for-profit groups,
(ii) not less than ten percent shall be spent on summer component,
(iii) not less than twenty-five percent of state projects shall be
operated by the department of environmental conservation,
(iv) not less than ten percent of state projects shall be operated by
Indian nations;
(v) not less than fifty percent of state projects shall be operated by
the office;
t. Educational opportunities for corps participants shall be enhanced
by:
(i) the provision of training and reference materials, both internal
and from other state or federal sources,
(ii) arranging with educational institutions for the awarding of
academic credit for competencies developed,
(iii) encouraging corps members to continue studies during non-working
hours to complete high school equivalency diploma or college courses or
job skill training;

u. The office shall coordinate educational, recruiting and training
materials of the corps with the departments of education, environmental
conservation and labor and the division for youth; and
v. The corps shall take advantage of the services available from the
state university of New York, local community colleges and school boards
and the University of New York.
5. The office may accept supplementary public and private funds to
assist in meeting the costs of operating the corps.
6. The commissioner shall prepare an annual report on the corps and
submit such report to the legislature.
7. The office shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are
necessary and appropriate and shall establish the corps as a separate
bureau within the office.
8. The commencement of the corps and other provisions under this
section shall be contingent upon the availability of federal and/or
state moneys appropriated for such purposes.