Title EDN, Education

§ 2803. Use of internet-enabled devices during the school day. 1. For\npurposes of this section:\n (a) "Internet-enabled devices" shall mean and include any smartphone,\ntablet, smartwatch, or other device capable of connecting to the\ninternet and enabling the user to access co…

§ 281. Loans and extensions of credit to infants. A contract hereafter\nmade by an infant after he has attained the age of sixteen years in\nrelation to obtaining a loan or extension of credit from an institution\nof the university of the state of New York in connection with suc…

§ 2814. Omnibus school violence prevention grant program. 1. Within\namounts appropriated for implementation of extended day programs and\nschool violence prevention programs, the commissioner is hereby\nauthorized and directed to award grants on a competitive basis to school\nd…

§ 282. Establishment of school library systems. The commissioner is\nauthorized to approve the establishment of school library systems, each\nsystem to be composed of school districts which are located within a\nboard of cooperative educational services area, or a school distric…

§ 283. Functions of school library systems. The functions of school\nlibrary systems shall include but not be limited to: (a) creating and\ndeveloping a union catalog of materials listing the resources of each\nparticipating school library; (b) developing a plan which will aid e…

§ 284. State aid for school library systems. 1. Each school library\nsystem established pursuant to section two hundred eighty-two of this\npart and operating under a plan approved by the commissioner shall be\neligible to receive funding under this section consisting of the\nfo…

§ 285. State aid for cooperation with correctional facilities. 1. Each\npublic library system operating under an approved plan of service which\nhas a state correctional facility or facilities within its area of\nservice shall be awarded an annual grant of nine dollars twenty-fi…

§ 2850. Short title; purpose. 1. This article shall be known and may\nbe cited as the "New York charter schools act of nineteen hundred\nninety-eight".\n 2. The purpose of this article is to authorize a system of charter\nschools to provide opportunities for teachers, parents, a…

§ 2851. Eligible applicants; applications; submission. 1. An\napplication to establish a charter school may be submitted by teachers,\nparents, school administrators, community residents or any combination\nthereof. Such application may be filed in conjunction with a college,\nu…

§ 2852. Issuance of charter. 1. A charter entity that receives an\napplication for approval of a charter school shall act on each request\nreceived prior to July first of a calendar year on or before January\nfirst of the succeeding calendar year, and a proposed charter between\…

§ 2853. Charter school organization; oversight; facilities. 1.\nOrganization and legal status. (a) Upon the approval of a charter by\nthe board of regents, the board of regents shall incorporate the charter\nschool as an education corporation for a term not to exceed five years,…

§ 2854. General requirements. 1. Applicability of other laws. (a)\nNotwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, to the extent that\nany provision of this article is inconsistent with any other state or\nlocal law, rule or regulation, the provisions of this article shall…

§ 2855. Causes for revocation or termination. 1. The charter entity,\nor the board of regents, may terminate a charter upon any of the\nfollowing grounds:\n (a) When a charter school's outcome on student assessment measures\nadopted by the board of regents falls below the level …

§ 2856. Financing of charter schools. * 1. (a) The enrollment of\nstudents attending charter schools shall be included in the enrollment,\nattendance, membership and, if applicable, count of students with\ndisabilities of the school district in which the pupil resides. The\nchar…

§ 2857. Notice; review and assessment. 1. The board of regents shall\ndistribute information announcing the availability of the charter school\nprocess described in this article to each local school district and\npublic postsecondary educational institution. At each significant …

§ 290. Acceptance of law of the United States. The state of New York\nhereby accepts all of the provisions and the benefits of an act passed\nby the senate and house of representatives of the United States of\nAmerica, in congress assembled, entitled "An act to provide for the\n…

§ 291. Custodian of funds. The state commissioner of taxation and\nfinance and the state comptroller are hereby constituted and appointed\nthe joint custodians of the moneys paid to the state of New York for\nvocational education, under the provisions of such act, and such money…

§ 292. Board of regents to co-operate with federal board. The regents\nof The University of the State of New York are hereby designated as the\nstate board for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of\nsuch act, and are hereby authorized and directed to co-operate w…

§ 293. Establishment of interstate library district. One or more\nincorporated public libraries of this state, by majority action of the\nboard of trustees thereof, may enter into an agreement with one or more\npublic library agencies in another state or states which have adopte…

§ 294. Appointment of members of governing board of interstate library\ndistrict. (a) The board of trustees of each public library which is a\nparty to an agreement establishing an interstate library district\npursuant to section two hundred ninety-three of this article, shall\n…

§ 295. Support of interstate library district. Any library, library\nsystem, county, city, village, town or school district of this state may\nprovide funds, including funds received from local taxation for state\naid for the support and operation of an interstate library distri…

§ 296. Compact administrator. The commissioner of education shall be\nthe administrator for the interstate library compact pursuant to article\nten of the compact.\n

§ 297. Withdrawal. The commissioner of education is hereby designated\nas the official who is authorized to send and receive the notices\nprovided in article eleven of the compact in the event of withdrawal of\nthis state or any other state from the compact.\n

§ 3001. Qualifications of teachers. No person shall be employed or\nauthorized to teach in the public schools of the state who is:\n 1. Under the age of eighteen years.\n 2. Not in possession of a teacher's certificate issued under the\nauthority of this chapter or a diploma iss…

§ 3001-a. Temporary teaching permit, person not a citizen. A person,\nnot a citizen, who files with the department satisfactory proof that he\nhas filed with the attorney general of the United States a first\npreference petition pursuant to section two hundred three (a) (1) of t…

§ 3001-b. First aid instruction mandatory for coaches of extra-class\npublic school athletic activities. 1. On and after the effective date of\nthis section, in addition to any provision of law or rule or regulation\nof the department related to the requirements necessary for te…

§ 3001-c. First aid instruction mandatory for coaches of high school\nextra-class nonpublic school athletic activities. 1. On and after the\neffective date of this section, it shall be required of coaches of high\nschool extra-class athletic activities in a nonpublic school syst…

§ 3001-d. Criminal history record checks and conditional appointments;\nnonpublic and private schools. 1. a. "Employee" shall mean any\nprospective employee of a nonpublic or private elementary or secondary\nschool which requires the fingerprinting of prospective employees\npurs…

§ 3002. Oath to support federal and state constitutions. It shall be\nunlawful for any citizen of the United States to serve as teacher,\ninstructor or professor in any school or institution in the public\nschool system of the state or in any school, college, university or\nothe…

§ 3003. Qualifications of superintendents. 1. No person except one in\npossession of a valid superintendent's certificate prior to July first,\nnineteen hundred seventy-one shall hereafter be eligible to the position\nof superintendent of schools, deputy superintendent of school…

§ 3004. Regulations governing certification of teachers. 1. The\ncommissioner shall prescribe, subject to approval by the regents,\nregulations governing the examination and certification of teachers\nemployed in all public schools of the state, except that no such\nregulation a…

§ 3004-a. National board for professional teaching standards\ncertification grant program. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent\nprovision of law, the commissioner shall establish the Albert Shanker\nnational board for professional teaching standards certification grant\nprogram,…

§ 3004-b. Special procedures for certification. 1. Criminal history\nrecords search. Upon receipt of an application for certification as a\nsuperintendent of schools, teacher, administrator or supervisor,\nteaching assistant or school personnel required to hold a teaching or\nad…

§ 3004-c. Denial of application for certification. When the\ncommissioner determines that a certification should be denied, the\napplicant shall be afforded notice and the right to be heard and offer\nproof in opposition to such determination in accordance with the\nregulations …

§ 3005. Leave of absence to teachers for teaching in foreign\ncountries, other states and territories and other school districts. The\ntrustee, trustees or board of education of any school district may\npermit any teacher having had at least five years service in the school\nor …

§ 3005-a. Leave of absence for teaching purposes. In a city of one\nmillion or more, a board of education may permit any teacher to apply\nfor and receive a leave of absence for a period not to exceed two years\nfor teaching in a college or university, certificated and accredite…

§ 3005-b. Leave of absence for personal illness. The school\nauthorities of each school district outside of a city having a\npopulation in excess of one million shall allow each teacher employed by\nthe district sick leave without loss of salary for at least ten working\ndays in…

§ 3006. Commissioner of education to issue certificates. Types of\ncertificates. The commissioner of education may issue:\n 1. a. A life state certificate upon examinations only which shall\nentitle its holder to teach for life in the public schools of the state\nwithout further…

§ 3006-a. Registration and continuing teacher and leader education\nrequirements for holders of professional certificates in the classroom\nteaching service, holders of level III teaching assistant certificates,\nholders of professional certificates in the educational leadership…

§ 3007. Endorsement of foreign certificates and diplomas. The\ncommissioner of education may in his discretion endorse:\n 1. A diploma issued by a normal school or teachers college of another\nstate.\n 2. A certificate issued by the chief educational officer or state\nboard of a…

§ 3008. Certification of teachers by local authorities. A district\nsuperintendent, a city superintendent of schools or such other authority\nof a city school district as may be designated by law may issue such\ncertificate as may be authorized by law or by the regents general r…

§ 3009. Unqualified teachers shall not be paid from school moneys.\n1. No part of the school moneys apportioned to a district shall be\napplied to the payment of the salary of an unqualified teacher, nor\nshall his salary, or any part thereof, be collected by a district tax\nexc…

§ 301. Commissioner of education continued. The office of\ncommissioner of education is hereby continued. Subject to the general\ndirection and control of the regents of the university, he shall\ncontinue to have, exercise and perform the functions, powers and duties\nconferred …

§ 3010. Penalty for payment of unqualified teacher. Any trustee or\nmember of a board of education who applies, or directs, or consents to\nthe application of, any district money to the payment of an unqualified\nteacher's salary, thereby commits a misdemeanor; and any fine impo…

§ 3011. Contract with teacher. 1. Except as otherwise provided in\nsections twenty-five hundred twenty-three, three thousand twelve and\nthree thousand thirteen, all trustees of school districts or boards of\neducation who shall employ any teacher to teach shall, at the time of\…

§ 3012. Tenure: certain school districts. 1. (a) i. Teachers and all\nother members of the teaching staff of school districts, including\ncommon school districts and/or school districts employing fewer than\neight teachers, other than city school districts, who are appointed\npr…

§ 3012-a. Elementary tenure area. Notwithstanding any other provision\nof law to the contrary, and except in cities having a population of one\nmillion or more, elementary tenure area shall mean kindergarten through\ngrade six for teachers employed in such grade levels after the…

§ 3012-c. Annual professional performance review of classroom teachers\nand building principals. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,\nrule or regulation to the contrary, the annual professional performance\nreviews of all classroom teachers and building principals emp…

§ 3012-d. Annual teacher and principal evaluations. 1. General\nprovisions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or\nregulation to the contrary, the annual teacher and principal evaluations\n(hereinafter, evaluations) implemented by districts shall be conducted\nin a…

§ 3012-e. Teacher and principal performance review plans. 1.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation to the\ncontrary, for the annual professional performance reviews related to the\ntwo thousand twenty-four--two thousand twenty-five school year and\nthe…