The New York State Executive Department of the New York state government serves as the administrative department of the governor of New York.Executive Law § 30 This department has no central operating structure; it consists of a number of divisions, offices, boards, commissions, councils, and other independent agencies that provide policy advice and assistance to the governor and conduct activities according to statute or executive order. Its regulations are compiled in title 9 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.
History At the time of the New York's 1920s constitutional reforms, the Executive Department—headed by the Governor—housed only a few core functions such as budgeting, procurement, the state police and military and naval affairs. Since that time, numerous agencies have been created within the Executive Department to accommodate governmental functions not anticipated in the 1920s, while conforming with the limits established by the Constitution. These additions include divisions and offices that do not logically fit into the framework of the other departments, such as the Department of Veterans' Services (which advises veterans on services, benefits and entitlements, and administers payments of bonuses and annuities to blind veterans) and the Office of General Services (which provides centralized data processing, construction, maintenance and design services as well as printing, transportation and communication systems).
List of divisions, etc. Some of the divisions, offices, boards, commissions, councils, and other independent agencies that are part of the New York State Executive Department are the:
New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR)Public Housing Law § 10. "There shall be in the executive department a division of housing and community renewal. [...]" New York State Office of Rent Administration (ORA) State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA) New York State Housing Finance Agency (HFA) New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) New York State Division of Human Rights New York State Division of Alcoholic Beverage ControlAlcoholic Beverage Control Law § 10. "There shall continue to be in the executive department an alcoholic beverage control division, the head of which shall be the state liquor authority [...]" New York Office of Cannabis Management New York State Board of ElectionsElection Law § 3-100. "There is hereby created within the executive department a New York state board of elections, hereafter referred to as the 'state board of elections', [...]" New York State Office of General Services New York State Office of Information Technology Services New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic PreservationParks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law § 3.03. "The office of parks, recreation and historic preservation is hereby continued in the executive department. [...]" Adirondack Park Agency New York State Office for the AgingElder Law § 201.
Crime control New York State PoliceExecutive Law § 31. "There shall be in the executive department the following divisions: [...] The division of military and naval affairs. [...] The division of state police. [...]" New York State Commission of CorrectionCorrection Law § 41. "There shall be within the executive department a state commission of correction. [...]" New York State Division of Criminal Justice ServicesExecutive Law chapter 18, article 35, § 835 et seq. New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs New York State Gaming CommissionRacing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 102. "There is hereby created within the executive department the New York state gaming commission. [...]" New York State Office of Victim ServicesExecutive Law § 622. New York State Inspector General
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Executive Department in the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR)