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TheNew York State Executive Department of theNew York state government serves as the administrative department of theGovernor of New York.[1] This department has no centraloperating structure; it consists of a number of divisions, offices, boards, commissions, councils, and other independent agencies that providepolicy advice and assistance to the governor and conduct activities according tostatute orexecutive order. Its regulations are compiled in title 9 of theNew York Codes, Rules and Regulations.
At the time of the New York's 1920sconstitutional reforms, the Executive Department—headed by the Governor—housed only a few core functions such asbudgeting,procurement, the state police and military and naval affairs.[2] 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.[2] These additions include divisions and offices that do not logically fit into the framework of the other departments, such as theDepartment of Veterans' Services (which advisesveterans on services, benefits and entitlements, and administers payments of bonuses and annuities toblind veterans) and the Office of General Services (which provides centralizeddata processing, construction, maintenance and design services as well as printing, transportation and communication systems).[2]
Some of the divisions, offices, boards, commissions, councils, and other independent agencies that are part of the New York State Executive Department are the:
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