Title EDN, Education

§ 539. Certain actions by retiring members. 1. Notwithstanding any law\nto the contrary, this section shall apply to any member of the system\nwho is otherwise eligible to retire pursuant to the provisions of this\narticle or pursuant to article fourteen or fifteen of the retire…

§ 549. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and\ndeclares that:\n 1. The state has a primary responsibility to ensure the health,\nwelfare and safety of children attending both public and nonpublic\nschools.\n 2. The state discharges this responsibility to public s…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

§ 563. Commissioner; powers. The commissioner shall have\nresponsibility for the administration of the program created by this\narticle and may promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry\nout the provisions of this article. The amount required to be paid\nunder the pr…

§ 5701. Cornell university continued. The corporation known as\nCornell university, located at Ithaca, is continued with all the rights,\nand subject to all the liabilities contained in the act of\nincorporation, being chapter five hundred eighty-five of the laws of\neighteen hu…

§ 5702. Objects and powers of the corporation. The leading object of\nsaid corporation shall be to teach such branches of learning as are\nrelated to agriculture and the mechanic arts, including military\ntactics, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the\ni…

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

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

§ 5705. Extent to which property may be held. The said corporation\nmay take and hold real and personal property to such an amount as may be\nor become necessary for the proper conduct and support of the several\ndepartments of education heretofore established or hereafter to be…

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

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

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

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

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

§ 5712. New York state college of agriculture and life sciences. 1.\nThe state college of agriculture, established by chapter six hundred\nfifty-five of the laws of nineteen hundred four, shall hereafter be\nknown as the New York state college of agriculture and life sciences at…

§ 5713. New York state agricultural experiment station. 1. The\ninstitution known as the New York agricultural experiment station,\nlocated in the city of Geneva, for the purposes of promoting agriculture\nin its various branches by scientific investigation and experiment,\nesta…

§ 5714. New York state college of human ecology. 1. The school of\nhome economics heretofore administered and maintained in the New York\nstate college of agriculture at Cornell university shall hereafter be\nknown as the New York state college of human ecology at Cornell\nunive…

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

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

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

§ 5902. Establishment of legislative institute. There is hereby\nestablished at the graduate school of public affairs of the state\nuniversity in the city of Albany, the New York state legislative\ninstitute.\n

§ 5903. Functions of institute. The legislative institute shall\nprovide a center for research, training and information on the\nlegislative process. The institute is hereby empowered to conduct\nclasses both credit and non-credit on the legislative process; to\norganize inter-d…

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

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

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

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

§ 6003. College board of trustees; organization. There shall continue\nto be a board of trustees of the college consisting of fifteen members\nof which the lieutenant-governor, state commissioner of education,\nchancellor of the state university, the state commissioner of\nenvir…

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

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

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

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

§ 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\nfirst, nineteen hundred seventy-six, and annually thereafter on or\nbefore December first, the board of regents shall make a report to the\ngovernor and the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the\nas…

§ 604. General awards. 1. Tuition assistance program awards are\navailable for all students who are enrolled in approved programs and who\ndemonstrate the ability to complete such courses, in accordance with\nstandards established by the commissioner.\n 2. Regents awards for chi…

§ 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\nof education shall promulgate rules and regulations to reflect and\nadminister the intent of section 493A of the Higher Education Act of\n1965 as last amended by P.L. 94-482 concerning institutional and\nfina…

§ 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\nthousand sixteen--two thousand seventeen, all non-public institutions of\nhigher education, recognized and approved by the regents of the\nuniversity of the state of New York, which provide a course of study\nleadin…

§ 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…