§ 239-O Creation, appointment and terms
§ 239-P Officers and employees; expenses
§ 239-Q General duties and powers
§ 239-R General obligations
§ 239-S New York city commission on human rights
§ 239-T Filing copies
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Terms Used In New York Laws > General Municipal > Article 12-D - Commissions On Human Rights

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.