Title EDN, Education

§ 549. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares that: 1. The state has a primary responsibility to ensure the health, welfare and safety of children attending both public and nonpublic schools. 2. The state discharges this responsibility to public school c…

§ 550. Definitions. In this article: 1. "Commissioner" shall mean the state commissioner of education. 2. "Qualifying school" shall mean a nonprofit elementary or secondary school in the state of New York, other than a public school, which (a) is providing instruction in accorda…

§ 551. Apportionment. 1. In order to meet proper health, welfare and safety standards in qualifying schools for the benefit of the pupils enrolled therein, there shall be apportioned health, welfare and safety grants by the commissioner to each qualifying school for the school y…

§ 552. Applications, reports, regulations. Each qualifying school which seeks an apportionment pursuant to this article shall submit to the commissioner an application therefor, at such times, in such form and containing such information as the commissioner may by regulation pre…

§ 553. Installments. The amount to be apportioned to a qualifying school in any current year shall be paid in two equal installments, the first to be made on or before January fifteenth and the other not later than June fifteenth of such year, except that for the school year com…

§ 559. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares that: 1. The vitality of our pluralistic society is, in part, dependent upon the capacity of individual parents to select a school, other than public, for the education of their children. A healthy competitiv…

§ 560. Short title. This article shall be known as the "Arthur O. Eve Elementary and Secondary Education Opportunity Program".

§ 561. Definitions. The following terms, whenever used in this article, shall have the following meanings: a. "Parent" means a legal resident of the state of New York with a New York taxable income of under five thousand dollars who is a parent, stepparent, adoptive parent and t…

§ 562. Tuition reimbursement payments to parents. 1. Upon the filing by a parent of the verified statement as required by subdivision two, the commissioner shall make a tuition reimbursement payment to such parent for tuition expenses made in the preceding calendar year. Only on…

§ 563. Commissioner; powers. The commissioner shall have responsibility for the administration of the program created by this article and may promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. The amount required to be paid under the provis…

§ 5701. Cornell university continued. The corporation known as Cornell university, located at Ithaca, is continued with all the rights, and subject to all the liabilities contained in the act of incorporation, being chapter five hundred eighty-five of the laws of eighteen hundre…

§ 5702. Objects and powers of the corporation. The leading object of said corporation shall be to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, including military tactics, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the indus…

§ 5703. Trustees. 1. Appointment and election. The board of trustees of Cornell university shall be constituted as follows: a. Ex officio trustees. The governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly and the president of the university shall be ex of…

§ 5704. Trustees shall make reports; university subject to visitation of regents; services for state agencies. 1. The trustees of said university shall make all the reports and perform such other acts as may be necessary to conform to the act of congress, entitled "An act donati…

§ 5705. Extent to which property may be held. The said corporation may take and hold real and personal property to such an amount as may be or become necessary for the proper conduct and support of the several departments of education heretofore established or hereafter to be es…

§ 5706. Restrictions on alienation of property. That portion of said university grounds, which was the original gift of about two hundred acres of land made by Ezra Cornell and at that time located in the town of Ithaca in the county of Tompkins, shall not be encumbered, aliened…

§ 5707. Extent of farm and grounds. The farm and grounds occupied by said corporation, whereupon its buildings are erected, or shall be erected in such manner and to such extent as the trustees may from time to time direct and provide for, shall consist of not less than two hund…

§ 5708. Powers to police grounds and regulate traffic thereon. 1. For the purpose of providing for the safety of its students, faculty, employees and visitors, Cornell university is hereby authorized and empowered through its board of trustees: a. To adopt, make applicable and e…

§ 5709. Special deputy sheriffs; powers and duties. 1. For the protection of the grounds, buildings and property of Cornell university and of the state institutions and property, or other lands and property under the supervision, administration and control of said university, an…

§ 5711. New York state college of veterinary medicine. 1. The state veterinary college, established by chapter one hundred fifty-three of the laws of eighteen hundred ninety-four, shall hereafter be known as the New York state college of veterinary medicine at Cornell university…

§ 5712. New York state college of agriculture and life sciences. 1. The state college of agriculture, established by chapter six hundred fifty-five of the laws of nineteen hundred four, shall hereafter be known as the New York state college of agriculture and life sciences at Co…

§ 5713. New York state agricultural experiment station. 1. The institution known as the New York agricultural experiment station, located in the city of Geneva, for the purposes of promoting agriculture in its various branches by scientific investigation and experiment, establis…

§ 5714. New York state college of human ecology. 1. The school of home economics heretofore administered and maintained in the New York state college of agriculture at Cornell university shall hereafter be known as the New York state college of human ecology at Cornell universit…

§ 5715. New York state school of industrial and labor relations. 1. Findings. It is necessary that understanding of industrial and labor relations be advanced; that more effective cooperation among employers and employees and more general recognition of their mutual rights, obli…

§ 5716. Acquisition by the state of land and interests in land of Cornell university upon which buildings have heretofore or may hereafter be erected by the state. Notwithstanding the provisions of section fifty-seven hundred and six of this chapter, any lands owned by Cornell u…

§ 5901. Statement of objectives and legislative findings. The legislative process, involving determination of public needs and aspirations, the allocation of funds between private and public sectors, the order of priorities within the public sector, the maintenance of stability …

§ 5902. Establishment of legislative institute. There is hereby established at the graduate school of public affairs of the state university in the city of Albany, the New York state legislative institute.

§ 5903. Functions of institute. The legislative institute shall provide a center for research, training and information on the legislative process. The institute is hereby empowered to conduct classes both credit and non-credit on the legislative process; to organize inter-disci…

§ 5904. Advisory board; appointment; powers and duties. 1. A temporary advisory board is hereby created to consist of seven members, two of whom shall be members of the senate to be appointed by the temporary president of the senate, two shall be members of the assembly to be ap…

§ 5905. Chairs on legislative process. Four chairs on the legislative process are hereby established in the legislative institute.

§ 6001. College continued. The New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University shall hereafter be known as the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The college shall be subject to the supervision of the state university trustees. …

§ 6002. Objects and purposes. The college shall have as its objects and purposes: 1. Teaching in the science and practice of environmental science and forestry in its several branches including landscape architecture; environmental design; environmental and resource engineering;…

§ 6003. College board of trustees; organization. There shall continue to be a board of trustees of the college consisting of fifteen members of which the lieutenant-governor, state commissioner of education, chancellor of the state university, the state commissioner of environme…

§ 6004. College board of trustees; powers and duties. The college shall continue to be administered and maintained at Syracuse university. Subject to the general management and supervision of and in accordance with rules established by the state university trustees, the college …

§ 6005. Appropriations. The state university trustees shall maintain general supervision over the requests for appropriations, budget, estimates and expenditures of such college. All moneys received from state appropriations for such college shall be expended upon vouchers appro…

§ 6006. Property to belong to state. All lands purchased and other property acquired with money appropriated by the state for such college shall be and remain the property of the state. If real property is purchased, the title thereto shall be conveyed to the people of the state…

§ 6007. Tuition; disposition of fees and income. The state university trustees shall regulate tuition fees and other fees and charges to be paid by students after prior consultation with the board of trustees of the college. All moneys received for tuition from students, those d…

§ 601. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall\nhave the following meanings unless otherwise specified:\n 1. "President" shall mean the president of the New York state higher\neducation services corporation.\n 2. "College" shall mean any institution of hi…

§ 602. Duties of the commissioner. 1. Selection and certification of\nacademic performance award recipients. (a) The commissioner shall select\nthe qualified recipients of academic performance awards, from among\ncandidates who meet and exceed the minimum eligibility requirement…

§ 603. Evaluation by the board of regents. On or before January first, nineteen hundred seventy-six, and annually thereafter on or before December first, the board of regents shall make a report to the governor and the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assemb…

§ 604. General awards. 1. Tuition assistance program awards are available for all students who are enrolled in approved programs and who demonstrate the ability to complete such courses, in accordance with standards established by the commissioner. 2. Regents awards for children…

§ 605. Academic performance awards. 1. Regents college scholarships.\nRegents college scholarships shall be awarded to students completing\ntheir high school programs for attendance in approved programs, on the\nbasis of nationally established competitive examinations.\n a. Coun…

§ 605-a. Scholarships for academic excellence. 1. (a) Beginning with\nthe nineteen hundred ninety-seven--ninety-eight academic year and\nthereafter, scholarships for academic excellence shall be awarded to\nstudents completing their high school programs for attendance in\napprov…

§ 606. County awards for professional education in nursing, medicine,\ndentistry, optometry or veterinary medicine. Each county of the state\noutside New York city is hereby authorized to establish awards in such\nmanner as the local legislative body of such county may determine…

§ 607. Required disclosure to matriculated students. The commissioner of education shall promulgate rules and regulations to reflect and administer the intent of section 493A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as last amended by P.L. 94-482 concerning institutional and financia…

§ 608. World trade center memorial scholarships. 1. Notwithstanding\nsubdivisions three and five of section six hundred sixty-one of this\ntitle, children, spouses and financial dependents of innocent victims\nwho have died or have been severely and permanently disabled, or thos…

§ 608-a. Military enhanced recognition, incentive and tribute\n("MERIT") scholarships. 1. Eligible persons. a. Children, spouses and\nfinancial dependents of members of the armed forces or state organized\nmilitia who at any time on or after the second day of August, nineteen\nh…

§ 609. Tuition, aid and placement report. In academic year two thousand sixteen--two thousand seventeen, all non-public institutions of higher education, recognized and approved by the regents of the university of the state of New York, which provide a course of study leading to…

§ 610. Liberty scholarships. 1. Establishment of liberty scholarships.\nThe president of the higher education services corporation shall award\nliberty scholarships for payment annually beginning with the nineteen\nhundred ninety-one--nineteen hundred ninety-two academic year, a…

§ 6101. College continued; jurisdiction and control. The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, established as the state school of clay-working and ceramics at Alfred university by chapter three hundred eighty-three of the laws of nineteen hundred, is hereby co…