Title EDN, Education

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

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

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

§ 282. Establishment of school library systems. The commissioner is authorized to approve the establishment of school library systems, each system to be composed of school districts which are located within a board of cooperative educational services area, or a school district s…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

§ 2855. Causes for revocation or termination. 1. The charter entity, or the board of regents, may terminate a charter upon any of the following grounds: (a) When a charter school's outcome on student assessment measures adopted by the board of regents falls below the level that …

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

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

§ 290. Acceptance of law of the United States. The state of New York hereby accepts all of the provisions and the benefits of an act passed by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America, in congress assembled, entitled "An act to provide for the prom…

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

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

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

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

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

§ 296. Compact administrator. The commissioner of education shall be the administrator for the interstate library compact pursuant to article ten of the compact.

§ 297. Withdrawal. The commissioner of education is hereby designated as the official who is authorized to send and receive the notices provided in article eleven of the compact in the event of withdrawal of this state or any other state from the compact.

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

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

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

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

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

§ 3002. Oath to support federal and state constitutions. It shall be unlawful for any citizen of the United States to serve as teacher, instructor or professor in any school or institution in the public school system of the state or in any school, college, university or other ed…

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

§ 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 certification grant program. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the commissioner shall establish the Albert Shanker national board for professional teaching standards certification grant program, to …

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

§ 3004-c. Denial of application for certification. When the commissioner determines that a certification should be denied, the applicant shall be afforded notice and the right to be heard and offer proof in opposition to such determination in accordance with the regulations of t…

§ 3005. Leave of absence to teachers for teaching in foreign countries, other states and territories and other school districts. The trustee, trustees or board of education of any school district may permit any teacher having had at least five years service in the school or scho…

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

§ 3005-b. Leave of absence for personal illness. The school authorities of each school district outside of a city having a population in excess of one million shall allow each teacher employed by the district sick leave without loss of salary for at least ten working days in any…

§ 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 commissioner of education may in his discretion endorse: 1. A diploma issued by a normal school or teachers college of another state. 2. A certificate issued by the chief educational officer or state board of another …

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

§ 3009. Unqualified teachers shall not be paid from school moneys. 1. No part of the school moneys apportioned to a district shall be applied to the payment of the salary of an unqualified teacher, nor shall his salary, or any part thereof, be collected by a district tax except …

§ 301. Commissioner of education continued. The office of commissioner of education is hereby continued. Subject to the general direction and control of the regents of the university, he shall continue to have, exercise and perform the functions, powers and duties conferred or i…

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

§ 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 other members of the teaching staff of school districts, including common school districts and/or school districts employing fewer than eight teachers, other than city school districts, who are appointed prior …

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

§ 3012-c. Annual professional performance review of classroom teachers and building principals. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the annual professional performance reviews of all classroom teachers and building principals employ…

§ 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, for the annual professional performance reviews related to the two thousand twenty-four--two thousand twenty-five school year and thereaf…