Title EDN, Education

§ 2564. Local school board districts. 1. The board of education of the city school district of the city of New York, by resolution duly adopted, shall divide the city school district into such number of local school board districts as such board in its discretion may determine. …

§ 2565. Superintendent of schools, associate superintendents, board of superintendents. 1. The superintendent or an associate superintendent of schools of a city in office on June eighth, nineteen hundred seventeen, shall hold his position for the term for which he was chosen an…

§ 2566. Powers and duties of superintendent of schools. The superintendent of schools of a city shall possess, subject to the by-laws of the board of education, the following powers and be charged with the following duties: 1. To be the chief executive officer of such board and …

§ 2567. Protection of rights exercised under licenses issued by a board of education in a city having a population of one million or more. No person shall forfeit any right given to him under a license issued by a board of education in a city having a population of one million o…

§ 2568. Superintendent of schools authorized to require medical examination of certain employees of certain boards of education. The superintendent of schools of a city having a population of one million or more shall be empowered to require any person employed by the board of e…

§ 2569. Appointment of teachers. a. In a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants, state certification in accordance with the regulations of the commissioner shall be a prerequisite to appointment to any teaching or supervisory position. The commissioner, afte…

§ 257. Acceptance of conditional gift. By majority vote at any election or at a meeting of the electors, duly held, any municipality or district or by three-fourths vote of its council any city, or any library or any designated branch thereof if so authorized by such vote of a m…

§ 2573. Appointment of assistant, district or other superintendents,\nteachers and other employees; their salaries, et cetera. 1. (a) i.\nTeachers and all other members of the teaching staff, appointed prior to\nJuly first, two thousand fifteen and authorized by section twenty-f…

§ 2574. Assistant superintendents in a city having a population of one million or more. The title district superintendent used in any law to designate a district superintendent in the employ of the board of education of a city having a population of one million or more is hereby…

§ 2575. Retirement of employees of board of education. 1. (a) The\nboard of education of a city school district of a city having a\npopulation of one hundred thousand or more shall have power to establish\na retirement system for all civil employees permanently employed by said\…

§ 2575-a. Transfer of certain board of education administrative employees' to school clerical services of the board of education of the city of New York. Notwithstanding any other provision of this law to the contrary, any employee who has completed at least twenty years of cont…

§ 2575-b. Transfer of attendance teachers and specially certificated attendance officers to the New York City teachers' retirement system. Any attendance teacher or specially certificated attendance officer who is a member of the board of education retirement system of the City …

§ 2575-c. Transfer of the director of attendance, assistant director of attendance, chief attendance officer, division supervising attendance officers and district supervising attendance officers, supervisors of school social workers to the New York city teachers' retirement sys…

§ 2575-d. Payment of benefits by board of education retirement system of the city of New York in cases where workmen's compensation is or may be payable; reimbursement of such retirement system from workmen's compensation awards. The rules and regulations for the government, man…

§ 2575-e. Eligibility of retirees for membership in the board of education retirement system of the city of New York. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of sections 13-267 and 13-379 of the administrative code of the city of New York, or any other provision of this chapt…

§ 2575-f. Transfer of employees represented by the united federation of teachers to the New York city teachers' retirement system. Any employee represented by the united federation of teachers who is a member of the New York city board of education retirement system shall have t…

§ 2576. Annual estimate. 1. The board of education in each city having a population of less than one million shall prepare annually an itemized estimate for the current or ensuing fiscal year of such sum of money as it may deem necessary for the purposes stated in this section, …

§ 2577. Annual financial report. In any city in which the annual financial report of the fiscal officer, board of estimate and apportionment, or other official, board or body of the city, does not contain information required by this section, the board of education shall annuall…

§ 2579. Payment of obligations. 1. If a city shall issue obligations for any of the purposes enumerated in paragraph c of subdivision one of section twenty-five hundred seventy-six of this chapter, the principal and interest of such obligations shall be paid out of moneys raised…

§ 258. Closing of museum; admission fee during certain hours. The trustees of any institution supported under this chapter by public money, in whole or in part, may, so far as consistent with free use by the public at reasonable or specified hours, close any of its museum collec…

§ 258-a. Purchases by museums, historical societies, zoological gardens, aquariums, botanical gardens and arboreta through office of general services. Museums, historical societies, zoological gardens, aquariums, botanical gardens and arboreta which are chartered or incorporated…

§ 2580. Funds; custody and disbursement. 1. Public moneys apportioned to a city by the state and all funds raised or collected by the authorities in a city for school purposes or to be used by the board of education for any purpose authorized in this chapter, or any other funds …

§ 2581. Certain corporate schools entitled to participate in funds of board of education of city of New York. The corporate schools entitled to participate in the funds of the board of education of the city of New York are as follows: The schools established and maintained by th…

§ 2582. Trustees of corporate schools entitled to participate in funds of the board of education of the city of New York may convey to city of New York and be merged. The trustees, managers and directors of any of the corporate schools of the city of New York entitled to partici…

§ 2583. Certain schools to report as to moneys and attendance; accidental omission to report. The board of education of the city of New York shall require from the officers conducting schools by appointment of the board, and from the trustees, managers or directors of the corpor…

§ 2584. Bonds of employees. The board of estimate and apportionment of a city, or in a city having no board of estimate and apportionment, the body or officer performing the duties performed by a board of estimate and apportionment, which may now legally require bonds of employe…

§ 2585. Continuation in office of boards, bureaus, teachers, principals and other employees, et cetera. 1. Except as otherwise provided herein the boards, bureaus, teachers, principals, supervisors, superintendents, heads of departments, assistants to principals, examiners, supe…

§ 2586. Anniversary day as a holiday for pupils in the public schools of the borough of Brooklyn and in the borough of Queens, city of New York. The first Thursday in June in each year, except in those years when the first Thursday in June occurs in the same week with Memorial d…

§ 2586-a. Diwali as a holiday in the public schools of the city of New York. The fifteenth day of the eighth month of the Indian calendar in each year, known as Diwali, is hereby made and declared to be a holiday in all the public schools in the city school district in the city …

§ 2587. Tenure in fashion institute of technology. 1. The following words and phrases, as hereinafter used, and for the purposes of this section, shall have the following meanings: a. "Community college" shall mean fashion institute of technology, a community college sponsored b…

§ 2588. Seniority, retention and displacement rights in connection\nwith abolition of positions in city school districts of cities having\nmore than one million inhabitants. 1. For the purposes of this section,\nthe tenure areas applicable to all professional education positions…

§ 259. Library taxes. 1. a. Taxes, in addition to those otherwise authorized, may be voted for library purposes by any authority named in section two hundred fifty-five of this part and shall, unless otherwise directed by such vote, be considered as annual appropriations therefo…

§ 2590. Application of article. This article shall apply to the city school district of the city of New York.

§ 2590-a. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall mean: 1. City district. The term "city district" shall mean the city school district of the city of New York. 2. Community district. The term "community district" shall mean a community school district cre…

* § 2590-b. Continuation of city board and establishment of community districts; establishment of the city-wide councils on special education, English language learners, high schools, and district seventy-five. 1. (a) The board of education of the city school district of the cit…

* § 2590-c. Composition of community district education councils. 1. Each community district shall be governed by a community district education council. The community councils shall consist of twelve voting members and two non-voting members, as follows: (a) (1) For councils wh…

* § 2590-d. By-laws; regulations and decisions. 1. The city board and the chancellor shall prescribe such by-laws and regulations as may be necessary to make effectual the provisions of this chapter and for the conduct of the proceedings of said board consistent with the require…

* § 2590-e. Powers and duties of community district education council. Each community council shall have the following powers and duties to establish educational policies and objectives, not inconsistent with the provisions of this article and the policies established by the cit…

* § 2590-f. Community superintendents. 1. Subject in every case to powers devolved to principals and schools consistent with this article, the community superintendent shall have the following powers and duties as superintendent of schools for the community district, which shall…

* § 2590-g. Powers and duties of the city board. The city board shall advise the chancellor on matters of policy affecting the welfare of the city school district and its pupils. The board shall exercise no executive power and perform no executive or administrative functions. No…

* § 2590-h. Powers and duties of chancellor. The office of chancellor of the city district is hereby continued. Such chancellor shall serve at the pleasure of and be employed by the mayor of the city of New York by contract. The chancellor shall meet the requirements of subdivis…

* § 2590-i. Powers and duties of schools; principals; provisions for the transfer of jurisdiction of high schools. 1. The principal shall be the administrative and instructional leader of the school. Subject to the regulations of the chancellor and applicable collective bargaini…

§ 2590-j. Appointment and removal of persons in the teaching and supervisory service. 1. Persons in the teaching and supervisory service in all schools in the city system shall be appointed as prescribed by this section. 2. The chancellor shall promulgate minimum education and e…

§ 2590-k. Contracts with city university of New York for administration of high schools. 1. The city board and the city university of New York are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into a contract or contracts whereby such university will administer not more than five hig…

§ 2590-l. Enforcement of applicable law, regulations and directives; establishment of appeal board. * 1. (a) If, in the judgment of the chancellor any community district education council and/or superintendent fails to comply with any applicable provisions of law, by-laws, rules…

§ 2590-m. Custody and disbursement of funds. * 1. Public moneys apportioned to the city district by the state and all funds raised or collected by the authorities of such city for school purposes or to be used by the city board or by any community board for any purpose authorize…

§ 2590-n. Conflicts of interest. * 1. It shall be unlawful for any community board member, community superintendent, or any such other officer or employee in schools and programs under the jurisdiction of the community board as the chancellor by regulation shall specify, to be d…

* § 2590-o. Educational facilities master plan. 1. In accordance with the schedule set forth in subdivision two of this section, the chancellor shall prepare an educational facilities master plan to take effect on July first, nineteen hundred eighty-nine, which shall set forth a…

* § 2590-o. Neutrality of school employees in community board elections. 1. In their official capacities during school hours all school, community district and city district employees shall maintain a posture of complete neutrality with respect to elections of candidates for com…

§ 2590-p. Educational facilities capital plan. 1. In accordance with subdivision three of this section, the chancellor shall prepare proposed five-year educational facilities capital plans. Each such plan shall describe each program element proposed in the plan, and shall set fo…