New York Consolidated Laws, Education Law - EDN § 2590-a. Definitions

1. City district.  The term “city district” shall mean the city school district of the city of New York.

2. Community district.  The term “community district” shall mean a community school district created or to be created within the city district under the provisions of this article.

3. City board.  The term “city board” shall mean the board of education of the city district.

4. [Eff. until June 30, 2026, pursuant to L.2002, c. 91, § 34.  See, also, subd. 4 below.] Community district education council.  The term “community council” shall mean the community district education council of a community district established pursuant to section twenty-five hundred ninety-c of this article.

4. [Eff. June 30, 2026.  See, also, subd. 4 above.] Community board.  The term “community board” shall mean the board of education of a community district.

5. Chancellor.  The term “chancellor” shall mean the chancellor of the city district.

6. Community superintendent.  The term “community superintendent” shall mean the superintendent of schools of a community district.

7. Parent.  The term “parent” shall mean a person in parental relation to a child, as that phrase is defined in subdivision ten of section two of this chapter.

8. [Eff. June 30, 2026, pursuant to L.2002, c. 91, § 34.] Registered voter.  The term “registered voter” shall mean an elector of the city of New York under the election law.

9. [Eff. until June 30, 2026, pursuant to L.2002, c. 91, § 34.  See, also, subd. 9 below.] Educational facilities.  The term “educational facilities” shall mean land and the improvements thereon for use in connection with any educational activity to be undertaken or provided by the city board or any community council or any facility attendant thereto or any facility necessary, useful or desirable in connection with such activity.

9. [Eff. June 30, 2026.  See, also, subd. 9 above.] Educational facilities.  The term “educational facilities” shall mean land and the improvements thereon for use in connection with any educational activity to be undertaken or provided by the city board or any community school board or any facility attendant thereto or any facility necessary, useful or desirable in connection with such activity.

10. Project.  The term “project” shall mean, with respect to an educational facilities capital plan, (a) the performance, at a specified educational facility, of one or more program elements, as defined in paragraph a, b, c or d of subdivision two of section twenty-five hundred ninety-p of this article;  or (b) the performance of the program elements defined in paragraphs f and g of such subdivision or any system replacement identified in paragraph e of such subdivision.