Title EDN, Education

§ 4453. Advisory council on the education of gifted pupils. 1. Subject to the availability of funds, the commissioner may establish within the department an advisory council on the education of gifted pupils. Such council shall assist and advise the commissioner and his designee…

§ 450. Short title. This article may be cited as the New York City Educational Construction Fund Act.

§ 4501. Establishment of camps by school districts and appropriations authorized. 1. A school district, acting through its board of education, is hereby authorized to establish camps on lands acquired by such school district by purchase, gift, grant, devise, rent or lease or on …

§ 4502. Establishment of camps by city school districts and appropriations authorized. 1. A city school district, acting through its board of education, is hereby authorized to establish camps on land provided therefor in parks adjacent to such city school district under the jur…

§ 451. Statement of legislative findings and purposes. There is threatened in the city of New York a serious shortage of elementary and secondary school buildings under the jurisdiction of the board of education of the city of New York. This shortage is occasioned by the age and…

§ 452. Definitions. As used or referred to in this article, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: 1. "Board" or "board of education" shall mean the chancellor or deputy chancellor of the city school district of the city of New York, except for the purposes…

§ 453. New York city educational construction fund. * 1. There is hereby created the "New York city educational construction fund." The fund shall be a corporate governmental agency constituting a public benefit corporation. The board of trustees of the fund is hereby continued.…

§ 454. General powers and duties of fund. The fund shall have the following powers in addition to those specifically conferred elsewhere in this article: 1. To sue and be sued; 2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure; 3. To make and alter by-laws for its organization an…

§ 455. Relationship with the board of education and the city of New York. In order most effectively to carry out its corporate purposes, the fund shall cooperate with the director of management and budget and the board of education of the city of New York in matters relating to …

§ 456. Special provisions relating to acquisition and transfer of real property. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of any general, special or local law, charter or ordinance: 1. Provided that the trustees of the fund shall have formally approved by a two-thirds vote the ac…

§ 457. Plans and specifications. 1. (a) No combined occupancy structure shall be acquired, leased, erected, repaired, enlarged or remodeled by the fund until the detailed plans and specifications and cost estimates for the school portion thereof have been submitted to the board …

§ 458. Letting of construction contracts. 1. Any contract let by the fund or by any letting agency on behalf of the fund for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement of a combined occupancy structure or of the school portion thereof, shall be in conformity…

§ 459. Resources of the fund. 1. The fund may receive, accept, invest, administer, expend and disburse for its corporate purposes appropriations or advances from the city of New York, and other revenues and moneys made available or to be made available to the fund from any or al…

§ 460. Lease and other agreements. 1. Any agreement entered into between the fund and the owner or developer of a proposed combined occupancy structure pursuant to section four hundred fifty-four of this chapter shall provide for (i) the construction, acquisition, reconstruction…

§ 4601. Advisory councils. 1. The board of education of each school district and of each board of cooperative educational services maintaining an approved career education program shall appoint an advisory council for career education consisting of at least ten members. The memb…

§ 4602. Career education. 1. The board of education of each school district shall provide secondary school pupils and adults access to programs of career education, commensurate with the interests and capabilities of those desiring and having a need for preparatory training, ret…

§ 4603. Practical arts. 1. The board of education of each school district may establish and maintain non-vocational practical arts tryout or exploratory courses in industrial arts, home economics, business and agriculture. 2. Such practical arts courses and exploratory courses s…

§ 4604. Continuing education adult schools. 1. The board of education of each school district may establish and maintain day and evening schools for adults, the controlling purpose of which shall be to provide a general program of continuing education in all its aspects for the …

§ 4605. Vocational and educational guidance. 1. The board of education of each school district or board of cooperative educational services may employ qualified persons for the purpose of providing vocational and educational guidance for minors. Such vocational and educational g…

§ 4606. School-to-employment program. 1. The commissioner is hereby authorized to make apportionments to school districts in accordance with the provisions of this section, to encourage and assist such districts to provide a school-to-employment program to consist of a part-time…

§ 4607. Bridge to employment, work tryout and education program. 1. The commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to make grants within the limits of the appropriation available for such purpose, to major education providers, as defined in the Vocational Education Act of 19…

§ 461. Notes and bonds of the fund. 1. (a) Subject to the provisions of section four hundred sixty-two of this chapter, the fund shall have the power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue its negotiable bonds and notes in such principal amount as, in the opinion of…

§ 462. Reserve funds, appropriations and other funds and accounts. 1. (a) The fund shall create and establish a special fund (herein referred to as capital reserve fund), and, to secure bonds of the fund issued prior to the twenty-fourth day of July, nineteen hundred seventy-six…

§ 463. Agreement with the state. The state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any notes or bonds issued under this article, that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the fund to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders t…

§ 464. State and city's right to require redemption of bonds. Notwithstanding and in addition to any provisions for the redemption of bonds which may be contained in any contract with the holders of the bonds, either the state or the city of New York may, upon furnishing suffici…

§ 465. Remedies of noteholders and bondholders. 1. In the event that the fund shall default in the payment of principal of or interest on any issue of notes or bonds after the same shall become due, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, and such default shall continue…

§ 466. Notes and bonds as legal investments. The notes and bonds of the fund are hereby made securities in which all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies and associations, and other persons carrying o…

§ 467. Actions by and against fund. 1. The state supreme court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of any action, suit or special proceeding brought by or against or involving the fund. The venue of any action, suit or special proceeding brought against the fund shall be laid in t…

§ 468. Exemptions from taxation. 1. It is hereby declared that the creation of the fund and the carrying out of its corporate purposes is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the city and state of New York and for the improvement of their health, safety, welfare and …

§ 469. Annual report of trustees. The trustees of the fund shall submit to the mayor, the board of education and the city council of the city of New York annually on or before February first, a full report of its activities and operations through the thirtieth day of the precedi…

§ 470. Article not affected if in part unconstitutional or ineffective. If any section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or provision of this article shall be unconstitutional or be ineffective in whole or in part, to the extent that it is not unconstitutional or ineffec…

§ 4701. Establishment of farm schools. The board of supervisors or other governing elective body of any county outside of the city of New York may adopt a resolution by a majority vote of the members of such board or body establishing a farm school for the purpose of giving inst…

§ 4702. Acquisition of lands and erection of buildings. Upon the adoption of the resolution as provided in section forty-seven hundred one the board of supervisors or other governing elective body shall purchase land in some conveniently accessible place in the county to be used…

§ 4703. Board of managers. The board of managers of such school shall consist of not less than five members and shall be composed of all the city, village and district superintendents of schools of the county in which it is located, in addition to such other members as may be ne…

§ 4704. Powers and duties of board. The board of managers of such school shall be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the school; employ a superintendent and such teachers and assistants as may be required for the operation and maintenance of the school when authori…

§ 4705. Powers of superintendent; discipline of school. The superintendent of the school shall, subject to the regulations of the board of managers: 1. Have the general management of the school and the land, buildings and equipment thereof, and devote his entire time to its affa…

§ 4706. Course of instruction. The board of managers shall prescribe the courses of instruction to be followed in such school, subject to the approval of the commissioner of education. Such instruction shall include instruction in agriculture, mechanic arts, trades and homemakin…

§ 4707. Children admitted to such school. Children not more than eighteen nor less than eight years of age may be admitted to or received in such school, either (1) upon the application of the parents or guardians having the legal custody or control of such children, accompanied…

§ 4708. State aid. There shall be annually apportioned to such school from the moneys appropriated by the state legislature for the support of the public schools of the state the sum of one thousand dollars and an additional sum of two hundred dollars for each teacher employed t…

§ 4709. Agreements with parents and guardians to pay expense of maintenance; compulsory support. The board of managers may make an agreement with the parents or guardian of a child in such school for the payment of an amount therein specified for the instruction and maintenance …

§ 471. Inconsistent provisions of other laws superseded. Insofar as the provisions of this article are inconsistent with the provisions of any other general, special or local law, or with the provisions of any charter or ordinance, the provisions of this article shall be control…

§ 4710. Maintenance by county. The board of supervisors or other governing elective body shall provide for the maintenance of such school, the repair and improvement of the lands and buildings used or occupied thereby, and the equipment thereof with necessary machinery, tools, a…

§ 4711. Reports to board of supervisors; inspection. The board of managers of such school shall report in writing to the board of supervisors or other governing elective body of the county when called upon to do so, and shall transmit such report to the clerk of such board or bo…

§ 4712. Powers of commissioner of education and education department. A school established as provided herein shall be deemed a part of the public school system of the state, and shall be subject to the supervision and control of the commissioner of education and the education d…

§ 475. Short title. This article may be cited as the "City of Yonkers Educational Construction Fund Act".

§ 476. Definitions. As used or referred to in this article, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: 1. "Board" or "board of education" shall mean the board of education of the city of Yonkers. 2. "Bonds" and "notes" shall mean bonds and notes respectively, i…

§ 477. City of Yonkers educational construction fund. 1. There is hereby created the "city of Yonkers educational construction fund." The fund shall be a corporate governmental agency constituting a public benefit corporation. It shall be administered by a board of trustees cons…

§ 478. General powers and duties of fund. The fund shall have the following powers in addition to those specifically conferred elsewhere in this article: 1. To sue and be sued; 2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure; 3. To make and alter by-laws for its organization an…

§ 479. Relationship with the board of education of the city of Yonkers. In order most effectively to carry out its corporate purposes, the fund shall cooperate with the commissioner of finance and the board of education of the city of Yonkers in matters relating to land acquisit…

§ 480. Special provisions relating to acquisition and transfer of real property. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of any general, special or local law, charter or ordinance: 1. Provided that the trustees of the fund shall have formally approved by a two-thirds vote the ac…