Title EDN, Education

§ 2206. District superintendent must take oath of office. A district\nsuperintendent of schools before entering upon the discharge of the\nduties of his office, and not later than five days after the date on\nwhich his term of office is to commence, shall take the oath of office…

§ 2208. Vacancies in the office of district superintendent. The office\nof district superintendent of schools shall be vacant upon:\n 1. The death of an incumbent.\n 2. His removal from office by the commissioner of education.\n 3. His filing in the offices of the commissioner o…

§ 2209. Salary of district superintendent. 1. Each district\nsuperintendent shall receive an annual salary from the state of\nforty-three thousand four hundred ninety-nine dollars, payable by the\ncommissioner of education from moneys appropriated therefor, and in no\nevent shall…

§ 221. Dissolution of educational institution by stockholders. 1.\nMeeting to consider application for dissolution, when to be called. The\ntrustees of any educational corporation chartered by regents or subject\nto their visitation and having capital stock, may, and upon the wr…

§ 2211. Salary of district superintendent may be withheld. The\ncommissioner of education may, whenever he is satisfied that a district\nsuperintendent of schools has persistently neglected to perform an\nofficial duty, withhold payment of the whole or any part of such\nsuperint…

§ 2212. Removal of district superintendent from office. A district\nsuperintendent may be removed from office at any time upon the\naffirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board of\ncooperative educational services, or by the commissioner pursuant to\nsection three …

§ 2212-b. Mandatory withholding of excess salaries and benefits;\nremoval from office for violations of salary and benefit caps. 1. The\ncommissioner shall annually review whether district superintendents are\nin full compliance with the provisions of subparagraph two of paragra…

§ 2213. District superintendent not to engage in other business. A\ndistrict superintendent of schools shall devote his whole time to the\nperformance of the duties of his office and shall not engage in any\nother occupation or profession. Such time as shall not necessarily be\n…

§ 2214. District superintendent not to be interested in certain\nbusiness. A district superintendent of schools shall not: 1. Be directly\nor indirectly interested otherwise than as author in the sale,\npublication, or manufacture of school books, maps, charts, or school\nappara…

§ 2215. General powers and duties of district superintendent. A\ndistrict superintendent of schools shall have power and it shall be his\nduty: 1. To inquire from time to time into and ascertain whether the\nboundaries of the school districts within his supervisory district are\…

§ 2216. District superintendent subject to regulations of commissioner\nof education. A district superintendent shall be subject to such\nregulations and directions as the commissioner of education shall from\ntime to time prescribe.\n

§ 2217. Appeals from acts of district superintendent. Appeals from the\nofficial acts of a district superintendent of schools or from his\nrefusal or failure to act in any matter in which he may legally act, may\nbe taken to the commissioner of education. All questions in contro…

§ 2218. Partitioning of territory and formation of new school\ndistricts by district superintendents. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law to the contrary, in addition to the authority granted\nunder the provisions of article thirty-one of this chapter, a district\nsuperi…

§ 222. Suspension of operations. If any institution in the university\nshall discontinue its educational operations without cause satisfactory\nto the regents, it shall surrender its charter to them, subject,\nhowever, to restoration whenever arrangements satisfactory to the\nre…

§ 223. Consolidation or merger of corporations. Any two or more\ncorporations chartered under the powers of the regents or incorporated\nunder a special act of the legislature or under a general law for\npurposes for which a charter may be granted by the regents may enter\ninto …

§ 224. Prohibitions. 1. a. No individual, association, partnership or\ncorporation not holding university, college or other degree conferring\npowers by special charter from the legislature of this state or from the\nregents, shall confer any degree or use, advertise or transact…

§ 224-a. Students unable because of religious beliefs to register or\nattend classes on certain days. 1. No person shall be expelled from or\nbe refused admission as a student to an institution of higher education\nfor the reason that he or she is unable, because of his or her r…

§ 225. Unlawful acts in respect to examinations and records. A person\nwho shall:\n 1. Personate or attempt to offer to personate another person in\ntaking, or attempting or offering to take an examination held in\naccordance with this chapter or with the rules of the university…

§ 226. Powers of trustees of institutions. The trustees of every\ncorporation created by the regents, unless otherwise provided by law or\nby its charter, may:\n 1. Number and quorum. Fix the term of office and number of trustees,\nwhich shall not exceed twenty-five, nor be less…

§ 227. Colleges may construct water-works and sewer systems. 1. Every\nincorporated college in this state is duly authorized and empowered to\nconstruct and maintain a system of water-works for the purpose of\nsupplying its college buildings and premises with pure and wholesome\…

§ 228. The Hamilton college sewer district. The Hamilton college sewer\ndistrict established in the town of Kirkland, Oneida county, outside the\nvillage of Clinton, is hereby continued and all the provisions of the\ntown law relating to a sewer district in a town shall apply to…

§ 229. County educational institutions. The board of supervisors of a\ncounty, having a population of over five hundred thousand and adjacent\nto a city having a population of over two million, may determine, by\nresolution, to make application to the regents for the incorporati…

§ 23. Severability and construction. The provisions of this article\nshall be severable, and if any court of competent jurisdiction declares\nany phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this article to be invalid,\nor its applicability to any government agency, person or circum…

§ 230. Municipal training institute. The municipal training institute\nof the state of New York, a corporation created by the regents pursuant\nto section two hundred sixteen of the education law for the purpose of\nimproving the administration of municipal affairs by providing …

§ 231. Town and county officers training school. The town and county\nofficers training school of the state of New York, a corporation created\nby the regents pursuant to section two hundred sixteen of the education\nlaw for the purpose of improving the administration of municip…

§ 232. Departments and their government. The state library and state\nmuseum shall be departments of the university, and the regents may\nestablish such other departments and divisions therein as they shall\ndeem useful in the discharge of their duties.\n

§ 233. State Museum; collections made by the staff. 1. All scientific\nspecimens and collections, works of art, objects of historic interest\nand similar property appropriate to a general museum, if owned by the\nstate and not placed in other custody by a specific law, shall\nco…

§ 233-a. Property of the state museum. 1. As used in this section:\n (a) The term "museum" shall mean the New York state museum.\n (b) The term "deaccession" shall mean the permanent removal or\ndisposal of an object from the collection of the museum by virtue of its\nsale, exch…

§ 233-aa. Property of other museums. 1. As used in this section:\n (a) The term "museum" means any institution, including but not limited\nto museums, historical societies, zoological gardens, aquariums,\nbotanical gardens, and arboreta, having collecting as a stated purpose\nin…

§ 233-b. New York state freedom trail commission. 1. a. There is\nhereby established within the department the New York state freedom\ntrail commission. The commission shall consist of twelve members, to be\nappointed as follows: three members to be appointed by the governor,\nt…

§ 233-c. Study. The commissioner shall conduct a study which shall\ninclude, but not be limited to, documenting the history of the freedom\ntrail and underground railroad including identifying sites most likely\nto be eligible for inclusion on the national or state registers of\…

§ 234. Indian collection. There shall be made, as the Indian section\nof the state museum, as complete a collection as practicable of the\nhistorical, ethnographic and other records and relics of the Indians of\nthe state of New York, including implements or other articles perta…

§ 235. State science service. There shall be maintained in the\nuniversity a science service which shall be known as the state science\nservice and the state geologist, paleontologist, botanist, entomologist,\nand archaeologist shall constitute its staff together with such other…

§ 235-a. New York state biodiversity research institute. 1. The New\nYork state biodiversity research institute is hereby created within the\nNew York state museum within the education department. The purposes of\nthe institute shall include:\n (a) advising the governor, governm…

§ 235-b. New York state biological survey. 1. The New York state\nbiological survey is hereby established in the New York state science\nservice within the state museum to inventory, research, analyze and\ndisseminate information about all the biota of New York. The biological\n…

§ 236. Public television and radio. 1. Short title. This section shall\nbe known and may be cited as the "Public Television and Radio Act of\nnineteen hundred seventy-eight".\n 2. Legislative findings and declaration of intent. In the years since\nNew York state's educational te…

§ 237. Regents plan for higher education including approved plans of\nstate university and city university of New York and plans of\nindependent institutions of higher education. 1. Purposes of planning.\nMaster planning for higher education in New York State should:\n a. Define…

§ 238. Chair on geriatrics in the state university. 1. There is\nhereby established in the state university of New York, under the\njurisdiction of its board of trustees, one distinguished chair on\ngeriatrics at a state operated institution in the state university for\nprofessi…

§ 238-a. Statewide resource centers for geriatric education. 1. There\nis hereby established in the state university of New York, under the\njurisdiction of its board of trustees, a statewide resource center for\ngeriatric education as established by chapter seven hundred\nseven…

§ 239. Albert Einstein chairs in science and Albert Schweitzer chairs\nin the humanities. 1. Legislative finding and declaration of policy.\nThe public and private colleges in this state enjoy a well-deserved\nreputation for academic excellence and intellectual vitality. For the…

§ 239-a. Collection and distribution of student's residual consumer\ngoods. 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have\nthe following meanings:\n a. "consumer goods" shall mean goods that are used or bought for use\nprimarily for personal, family or househol…

§ 239-b. Research dogs and cats. 1. A higher education research\nfacility that receives public money, including tax-exempt status, or a\nfacility that provides research in collaboration with a higher education\nfacility shall after the completion of any testing or research invol…

§ 240. The Stony Brook university Cody center for autism and\ndevelopmental disabilities at Stony Brook university. The Stony Brook\nuniversity Cody center for autism and developmental disabilities\n(hereinafter the "Cody center") is hereby established under the\njurisdiction of…

§ 241. Purposes of the Cody center. The purposes of the Cody center\nshall be to:\n 1. Advance the standards of care for individuals with autism spectrum\ndisorders and other developmental disabilities.\n 2. Provide an educational setting for professionals working with\nfamilies…

§ 242. Site. The site of the Cody center shall be at the Matt and\nDebra Cody center for autism and developmental disabilities at the state\nuniversity at Stony Brook.\n

§ 243. Funding and reporting. Funds shall be made available for the\nsupport of the Cody center in the amounts appropriated for this purpose.\nThe Cody center shall annually submit a complete and detailed report\nsetting forth its operations and accomplishments to the chancellor…

§ 245. State library, how constituted. All books, pamphlets,\nmanuscripts, records, archives and maps, and all other property\nappropriate to a general library, if owned by the state and not placed\nin other custody by law, shall be in charge of the regents and\nconstitute the s…

§ 246. State medical library. The state medical library shall be a\npart of the New York state library under the same government and\nregulations and shall be open for consultation to every citizen of the\nstate at all hours when the state library is open and shall be available\…

§ 247. State law library; legislative reference library. The state\nlaw library and the legislative reference library shall be parts of the\nNew York state library under the same government and regulations and\nshall be open for consultation to every citizen of the state at all\…

§ 248. Manuscript and records "on file". Manuscript or printed papers\nof the legislature, usually termed "on file," and which shall have been\non file more than five years in custody of the senate and assembly\nclerks, and all public records of the state not placed in other cus…