(a) The term law enforcement agency shall mean any law enforcement agency or department of any municipality, any police district, or any agency, department, commission, authority or public benefit corporation of the state of New York employing a police officer or police officers as that term is defined in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (j), (k), (1), (o), (p), (s), and (u) of subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of the Criminal Procedure Law. For the purposes of this definition, the term shall not include any entity that employs police officers in a capacity which may require the use of their law enforcement authority but is supplementary to the primary official responsibilities for which they have been hired.
(b) The term chief of police shall mean a chief of police, commissioner of police, sheriff, or other official having equivalent cognizance, jurisdiction, supervision and control of a police department of a municipality of the State.
(c) The term council shall mean the New York State Law Enforcement Agency Accreditation Council.
(d) The term program shall mean the New York State Law Enforcement Agency Accreditation Program.
(e) The term program staff shall mean employees of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services who have been assigned to work on the New York State Law Enforcement Agency Accreditation Program.
(f) The term assessors shall mean law enforcement officers or practitioners selected to conduct on-site assessments of law enforcement agencies seeking to become or remain accredited.