N.Y. EDN Law § 550

§ 550. Definitions. In this article:\n 1. "Commissioner" shall mean the state commissioner of education.\n 2. "Qualifying school" shall mean a nonprofit elementary or secondary\nschool in the state of New York, other than a public school, which (a)\nis providing instruction in accordance with article seventeen and\nsection thirty-two hundred four of this chapter, (b) has not been found\nto be in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of nineteen\nhundred sixty-four, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. § 2000 (d), (c) which is\nentitled to a tax exemption under section five hundred one (a) and five\nhundred one (c)(3) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of nineteen\nhundred fifty-four, as amended, and (d) has been designated during the\nbase year as serving a high concentration of pupils from low-income\nfamilies for purposes of Title IV of the Federal Higher Education Act of\nnineteen hundred sixty-five (20 U.S.C.A. § 425).\n 3. "Base year" shall mean the school year immediately preceding the\ncurrent year.\n 4. "Current year" shall mean the school year during which an\napportionment is to be paid pursuant to this article.\n 5. "Health, welfare and safety grants" shall mean the apportionment\nmade pursuant to this article which shall be used for the maintenance\nand repair of nonpublic school facilities and equipment to ensure the\nhealth, welfare and safety of enrolled pupils.\n 6. "Maintenance and repair" shall mean the provision of heat, light,\nwater, ventilation and sanitary facilities; cleaning, janitorial and\ncustodial services; snow removal; necessary upkeep and renovation of\nbuildings, grounds and equipment; fire and accident protection; and such\nother items as the commissioner may deem necessary to ensure the health,\nwelfare and safety of enrolled pupils.\n 7. "Average daily attendance" shall mean the total number of\nattendance days of enrolled pupils in grades one through twelve during\nthe base year, divided by the number of days the school was in session\nduring such year.\n