Title EDN, Education

§ 7807. Mandatory continuing education. 1. (a) Each massage therapist\nlicensed pursuant to this article required to register triennially with\nthe department to practice in the state shall comply with the provisions\nof the mandatory continuing education requirements prescribed…

§ 7900. Introduction. This article applies to the profession of\noccupational therapy. The general provisions for all professions\ncontained in article one hundred thirty of this title apply to this\narticle.\n

§ 7901. Definition. 1. The practice of the profession of occupational\ntherapy is defined as the functional evaluation of the client, the\nplanning and utilization of a program of purposeful activities, the\ndevelopment and utilization of a treatment program, and/or consultation…

§ 7902. Practice of occupational therapy and use of title\n"occupational therapist". Only a person licensed or otherwise authorized\nto practice under this article shall practice occupational therapy or\nuse the title "occupational therapist".\n

§ 7902-a. Practice of occupational therapy assistant and use of the\ntitle "occupational therapy assistant." Only a person licensed or\notherwise authorized under this title shall participate in the practice\nof occupational therapy as an occupational therapy assistant or use th…

§ 7903. State board for occupational therapy. A state board for\noccupational therapy shall be appointed by the board of regents on the\nrecommendation of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the\nboard of regents and the department on matters of professional licensing\…

§ 7904. Requirements for a professional license. To qualify for a\nlicense as an occupational therapist, an applicant shall fulfill the\nfollowing requirements:\n (1) File an application with the department.\n (2) Have satisfactorily completed an approved occupational therapy\nc…

§ 7904-a. Requirements for license as an occupational therapy\nassistant. To qualify for a license as an occupational therapy assistant\nan applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:\n (a) file an application with the department;\n (b) have received an education as foll…

§ 7905. Limited permits. Permits limited as to eligibility, practice,\nand duration, shall be issued by the department to eligible applicants,\nas follows:\n (1) The following persons shall be eligible for a limited permit:\n (a) An occupational therapist who has graduated from …

§ 7906. Exempt persons. This article shall not be construed to affect\nor prevent the following, provided that no title, sign, card or device\nshall be used in such manner as to tend to convey the impression that\nthe person rendering such service is a licensed occupational ther…

§ 7907. Special conditions. (1) A person who on the effective date of\nthis article:\n (a) submits evidence of a minimum of three years experience with\ntraining satisfactory to the board in occupational therapy and in\naccordance with the regulations of the commissioner; or\n (…

§ 7908. Mandatory continuing competency. (1)(a) Each licensed\noccupational therapist and occupational therapy assistant required under\nthis article to register triennially with the department to practice in\nthe state shall comply with the provisions of the mandatory continuin…

§ 8000. Introduction. This article applies to the use of the titles\n"certified dietitian" and "certified nutritionist". The general\nprovision for all professions contained in article one hundred thirty of\nthis title shall apply to this article.\n

§ 8001. Definitions. 1. Dietetics and nutrition are herein each\ndefined as the integration and application of principles derived from\nthe sciences of nutrition, biochemistry, physiology, food management and\nbehavioral and social sciences to achieve and maintain people's healt…

§ 8002. Use of titles. Only a person certified under this article\nshall be authorized to use the title "certified dietitian", "certified\ndietician", or "certified nutritionist".\n

§ 8003. State board for dietetics and nutrition. A state board for\ndietetics and nutrition shall be appointed by the board of regents, on\nrecommendation of the commissioner, for the purpose of assisting the\nboard of regents and the department on matters of certification and\n…

§ 8004. Requirements for certification. To qualify for certification,\nan applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:\n 1. File an application with the department;\n 2. (a)(1) Have received an education including a bachelor's degree, or\nits equivalent as determined by t…

§ 8005. Special provisions. Nothing contained in this article shall\nbe deemed to alter, modify or impair any conditions of employment\nrelating to service in the federal government, the state of New York,\nits political subdivisions, including school districts, or special\ndist…

§ 8006. Special conditions. A person shall be certified without\nexamination provided that, within three years of the effective date of\nthis article, the individual:\n 1. files an application and pays the appropriate fees to the\ndepartment; and\n 2. (a) is registered as a diet…

§ 801. Courses of instruction in patriotism and citizenship and in\ncertain historic documents. 1. In order to promote a spirit of\npatriotic and civic service and obligation and to foster in the children\nof the state moral and intellectual qualities which are essential in\npre…

§ 801-a. Instruction in civility, citizenship and character education.\nThe regents shall ensure that the course of instruction in grades\nkindergarten through twelve includes a component on civility,\ncitizenship and character education. Such component shall instruct\nstudents …

§ 802. Instruction relating to the flag; holidays. 1. It shall be the\nduty of the commissioner to prepare, for the use of the public schools\nof the state, a program providing for a salute to the flag and a daily\npledge of allegiance to the flag, and instruction in its correct…

§ 802-a. Instruction relating to general elections. Every school and\nteacher or instructor shall utilize a sample or facsimile ballot,\nprovided by the appropriate board of elections pursuant to section 7-118\nof the election law, when providing instruction in the electoral pro…

§ 803. Instruction in physical education and kindred subjects. 1. All\npupils above the age of eight years in all elementary and secondary\nschools, shall receive as part of the prescribed courses of instruction\ntherein such physical education under the direction of the commiss…

§ 803-a. Courses of study in prevention of child abduction. 1. All\npupils in grades K-8 in all public schools in the state shall receive\ninstruction designed to prevent the abduction of children. Such\ninstruction shall be provided by or under the direct supervision of\nregula…

§ 803-b. Courses of study in prevention of child sexual exploitation\nand child sexual abuse. 1. All pupils in grades K-8 in all public\nschools in the state shall receive instruction designed to prevent child\nsexual exploitation and child sexual abuse. Such program shall be\nd…

§ 804. Health education regarding mental health, alcohol, drugs,\ntobacco abuse and the prevention and detection of certain cancers. 1.\nAll schools shall ensure that their health education programs recognize\nthe multiple dimensions of health by including mental health and the\…

§ 804-a. Comprehensive school health education demonstration program.\n1. Within the amounts appropriated, the commissioner is hereby\nauthorized to establish a demonstration program and to distribute state\nfunds to local school districts, boards of cooperative educational\nser…

§ 804-b. Education regarding child development. 1. All schools shall\nbe authorized to include, as an integral part of home economics or\nhealth education, instruction regarding child development and parental\nskills and responsibility.\n 2. Instruction regarding child developme…

§ 804-c. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction. 1. Instructions\nregarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation may be offered for voluntary\nadmission as a part of the health education curriculum in all senior\nhigh schools. In addition to the requirement that all teachers of heal…

§ 804-d. Automated external defibrillator instruction. Instructions\nregarding the correct use of an automated external defibrillator shall\nbe included as a part of the health education curriculum in all senior\nhigh schools when cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction is bei…

* § 805. Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history\nadvisory committee; appointment; powers and duties. 1. The commissioner\nshall establish an Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander\n(AANHPI) history advisory committee.\n 2. (a) The committee …

§ 806. Courses of instruction in highway safety and traffic\nregulation; school safety patrols. 1. The regents of The University of\nthe State of New York shall prescribe courses of instruction in highway\nsafety and traffic regulation which shall include bicycle safety, to be\n…

§ 806-a. Driver education. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of\nlaw, all school districts providing instruction in driver education\nshall include in such instruction: (a) a driver safety component with an\nemphasis on the effects of alcohol and drug use, (b) instruction i…

§ 807. Fire and emergency drills. 1. It shall be the duty of the\nprincipal or other person in charge of every public or private school or\neducational institution within the state, other than colleges or\nuniversities, to instruct and train the pupils by means of drills, so\nth…

§ 807-a. Fire inspections. 1. It shall be the duty of the school\nauthorities in general charge of the operation of any public or private\nschool to cause the buildings of such school containing classroom,\ndormitory, laboratory, physical education, dining or recreational\nfacil…

§ 807-b. College fire inspections. 1. It shall be the duty of the\ncollege authorities in general charge of the operation of any public or\nindependent college to cause the buildings under the jurisdiction of\nsuch college containing classroom, dormitory, fraternities, sororitie…

§ 807-c. Transmission of fire alarm to fire department. 1. The school\nauthorities designated in subdivision eight of section eight hundred\nseven-a of this article in charge of the operation of any public school\nor of any private school designated in subdivision nine of such s…

§ 807-d. Locating source of fires in schools. 1. In all public and\nprivate school buildings having a central annunciator panel or fire\nalarm cabinet which displays a visual signal identifying any heat\ndetector, smoke detector, or manually operated fire alarm box within the\nb…

§ 808. Instruction in fire and arson prevention. 1. The commissioner\nis hereby directed to provide and prescribe a course of instruction in\nfire and arson prevention, injury prevention and life safety education\nrelating to the protection against injury or death and protection…

§ 809. Instruction in the humane treatment of animals. 1. The officer,\nboard or commission authorized or required to prescribe courses of\ninstruction shall cause instruction to be given in every elementary\nschool under state control or supported wholly or partly by public mon…

§ 809-a. Instruction in the safe use of firearms and in the game laws.\nThe officer, board, or commission authorized or required to prescribe\ncourses of instructions in any school under state control, may authorize\ninstructions to be given in the safe and proper use of firearm…

§ 810. Conservation day. 1. The last Friday in April each year is\nhereby made and declared to be known as Conservation day, and observed\nin accordance with the provisions of this chapter, except that for the\nyear nineteen hundred seventy-eight, Conservation day shall be May\n…

§ 811. Procurement, use and possession of hypodermic syringes and\nneedles by school personnel for educational purposes. 1.\nNotwithstanding the provisions of section 220.45 of the penal law, it\nshall be lawful for authorized persons under the jurisdiction of the\npublic school…

§ 812. Health training program for secondary school students. 1. The\ncommissioner, in cooperation with the board of regents, is authorized\nand directed to establish and develop a program of credit for health\ntraining for those secondary school students evidencing an interest …

§ 813. School lunch period; scheduling. Each school shall schedule a\nreasonable time for each full day pupil attending pre-kindergarten\nthrough grade twelve to consume lunch.\n

§ 814. Courses of study in internet safety. 1. Any school district in\nthe state may provide, to pupils in grades kindergarten through twelve,\ninstruction designed to promote the proper and safe use of the internet.\n 2. The commissioner shall provide technical assistance to as…

§ 815. State seal of biliteracy. 1. (a) The state seal of biliteracy\nis established to recognize high school graduates who have attained a\nhigh level of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing\nin one or more languages in addition to English. The state seal of…

§ 816. Local library and school partnerships. 1. Legislative intent.\nIn order to promote and encourage children to read and learn outside the\nclassroom, this law seeks to encourage local libraries and schools to\nwork together to promote the availability of library services an…

* § 817. Expanding access to advanced courses to improve educational\nequity. 1. Each school district and charter school shall annually\nprovide notification to parents and students of the benefits and the\nopportunities within the district or charter school of participating in\…