New York § 532-F - 532-FRequired certification for residential programs
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 532-F — 532-FRequired certification for residential programs, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 532-F. 532-FRequired certification for residential programs
§ 532-f. Required certification for residential programs. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any residential program established for the purpose of serving runaway and homeless youth that serves any youth under the age of eighteen or that is contained in a municipality's approved comprehensive plan, must be certified by the office of children and family services and must be operated by an authorized agency as such term is defined in subdivision ten of section three hundred seventy-one of the social services law.
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Section 532-F ("532-FRequired certification for residential programs") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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