§ 32. Definitions. As used in this article:

1. "State agency" shall mean any department, board, bureau, division,
commission, council or committee within the executive branch, the state
university of New York, the city university of New York, and all public
authorities under the control of the executive branch.

2. "Temporary appointment" shall have the same meaning as provided in
section sixty-four of the civil service law.

3. "Veteran" means a veteran (a) as defined in section one of this
chapter, or (b) a member of the New York guard or New York naval militia
who was discharged under other than dishonorable conditions, and who was
released from such service after September eleventh, two thousand one.

4. "Veteran temporary hiring list" shall mean a hiring list maintained
by the department of civil service.