Title EDN, Education

§ 3635-c. Standing passengers prohibited. Standing passengers shall\nnot be carried on school buses owned by or contracted to a school\ndistrict while such vehicles are employed exclusively for the\ntransportation of pupils under the age of twenty-one and teachers and\nother per…

§ 3636. Passage of school buses across railroad crossings. 1. No\nschool bus transporting pupils between home and school or between\nschools which such pupils regularly attend either within or outside the\ndistrict which operates or contracts for the operation of such bus, or\nt…

* § 3637. Idling school buses on school grounds. 1. On or before July\nfirst, two thousand eight, the commissioner shall promulgate regulations\nrequiring school districts to minimize, to the extent practicable, the\nidling of the engine of any school bus, as defined in section …

§ 3638. Zero-emission school buses. 1. For the purposes of this\nsection "zero-emission school bus" shall mean a school bus that: is\npropelled by an electric motor and associated power electronics which\nprovide acceleration torque to the drive wheels during normal vehicle\nope…

§ 364. Separability. If any clause, sentence, subdivision, paragraph,\nsection or part of this article be adjudged by any court of competent\njurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or\ninvalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its ope…

§ 3640. Application. Part IV of this article shall apply to the\napportionment of public moneys for certain special apportionments and\ngrants-in-aid to school districts that are payable to the special aid\nfund of the school district, and for certain grants-in-aid to other\nent…

§ 3641. Special apportionments and grants-in-aid to school districts.\n1. General provisions. a. The commissioner shall be authorized to\nprovide funds for the programs included in this section only to the\nextent that an appropriation is available for the purpose of the\nspecif…

§ 3641-a. Excelsior scholars program for grade seven mathematics and\nscience students. The commissioner shall establish an excelsior scholars\nprogram for grade seven mathematics and science students pursuant to\nthis section and regulations of the commissioner adopted for such…

§ 3641-b. Grants for summer institutes for mathematics and science\nteachers. The commissioner shall establish a program of competitively\nawarded grants within the amount appropriated for such purpose, to\npublic and independent colleges and universities offering teacher\neduca…

§ 3642. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or section\nof this part shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to\nbe invalid and after exhaustion of all further judicial review, the\njudgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder ther…

§ 365. Construction. The powers enumerated in this article shall be\ninterpreted broadly to effectuate the purposes thereof and shall not be\nconstrued as a limitation of powers.\n

§ 3650. Comprehensive school bus driver safety training program. 1.\nThe commissioner, in consultation with the state comprehensive school\nbus driver safety training council and subject to appropriation by the\nlegislature, shall:\n a. Develop a uniform and comprehensive school…

§ 3650-a. State comprehensive school bus driver safety training\ncouncil. 1. There is hereby created and established in the department of\neducation a council, to be known as the state comprehensive school bus\ndriver safety training council. The council shall advise and assist …

§ 3650-b. Drivers and instructors; training and safety. 1. The\ncommissioner shall establish training and safety technique requirements\nfor school bus drivers and school bus safety training instructors and\nshall make rules and regulations implementing such requirements on a\ns…

§ 3650-c. Accident report data base. The commissioner, in consultation\nwith the commissioner of motor vehicles, shall establish an electronic\ndata file containing accident reports relating to school buses.\n

§ 3651. Reserve fund. 1. A reserve fund may be established by the\nschool authorities of any school district, provided, however, that no\nsuch fund shall be established (a) until approved by a majority vote of\nthe qualified voters of the district voting on a proposition therefo…

§ 3652. Investment of moneys in reserve funds. The school authorities\nof any school district or the district treasurer or other officer having\ncustody of the moneys, if the school authorities shall delegate such\nduty to him, may invest moneys in any fund established pursuant …

* § 3653. Insurance reserve funds. In addition to the provisions of\nthis article and to the provisions of section six-n of the general\nmunicipal law, any school district that establishes and maintains an\ninsurance reserve fund to make expenditures from such reserve fund for\n…

* § 3653. Reserves funded by resolution. In addition to any other\nrequirements, no monies shall be paid or transferred into any reserve\nfund, established pursuant to this chapter or any other chapter of law,\nfor the purpose of increasing the funding of such reserve fund, unle…

§ 370. Definitions. As used or referred to in this article, unless a\ndifferent meaning clearly appears from the context:\n 1. "Comptroller" shall mean the state comptroller.\n 2. "Director of the budget" shall mean the state director of the\nbudget.\n 3. "Dormitory" shall mean …

§ 3701. Property to be held in trust for public schools. Real and\npersonal estate may be granted, conveyed, devised, bequeathed and given\nin trust and in perpetuity or otherwise, to the state, or to the regents\nor to the commissioner of education for the support or benefit of…

§ 3702. Control and supervision of trusts for public schools. The\nlegislature may control and regulate the execution of all such trusts;\nand the commissioner of education shall supervise and advise the\ntrustees, and hold them to a regular accounting for the trust property\nan…

§ 3703. Report of trusts to commissioner of education. The common\ncouncil or other legislative body of every city, the board of\nsupervisors or other governing elective body of every county, the\ntrustees of every village, the supervisor of every town, the trustees or\nboard of…

§ 3704. Report of supervisor regarding gospel or school lots. Every\nsupervisor of a town shall report to the commissioner of education\nwhether there be, within the town, any gospel or school lot, and, if\nany, shall describe the same, and state to what use, if any, it is put\n…

§ 3705. Apportionment of gospel funds. It shall be lawful for the\nsupervisor of any town having money arising from the sale of gospel\nlands, and known as gospel funds, to apportion such funds among the\nseveral school districts of his respective town when authorized under\nthe…

§ 3706. Authorization of apportionment of gospel funds. 1. The town\nboard of any town having a gospel fund of five hundred dollars or less\nmay authorize the supervisor of the town to apportion such fund among\nthe several school districts of the town.\n 2. The voters of any to…

§ 3707. Payment of apportionment of gospel funds. 1. When such\napportionment is authorized the supervisor shall pay to the collector,\nor if the district has a treasurer to the treasurer, of the several\nschool districts of his town its pro rata share according to the\naggregat…

§ 3708. Bond required of collector or treasurer. The collector or the\ntreasurer, if the district has a treasurer, of each of such school\ndistricts shall execute and file with the supervisor of such town a bond\nof twice the amount of such apportionment with sufficient sureties…

§ 3709. Penalties of certain bonds. Whenever a school district\nofficer is required to furnish a bond under the provisions of section\nthirty-seven hundred eight in the penalty of double the amount of moneys\napportioned or to be received, and such district officer furnishes the…

§ 371. State university construction fund. 1. There is hereby created\nwithin the state university the "state university construction fund".\nThe fund shall be a corporate governmental agency constituting a public\nbenefit corporation. It shall be administered by three trustees\…

§ 3710. Application of moneys. Such moneys shall be held by such\ncollector or treasurer and paid upon the written order of the trustee or\nboard of education of the district for such purposes as the annual or a\nspecial meeting of the district shall direct.\n

§ 3711. Sale of gospel or school lots on division of town. 1.\nWhenever a town having lands assigned to it for the support of the\ngospel or of schools, shall be divided into two or more towns, or shall\nbe altered in its limits by the annexing of a part of its territory to\noth…

§ 3712. State agency for surplus property. The commissioner of\neducation, or such other state officer as may, from time to time, be\ndesignated by the governor, shall be the state agency for surplus\nproperty and is hereby authorized and empowered (1) to acquire from the\nUnite…

§ 3712-a. Transfer of gospel funds to general fund of town. In lieu\nof the apportionment and payment of gospel funds as otherwise authorized\nby this article, the town board of any town may, by resolution duly\nadopted by it and approved by the voters of such town at any regula…

§ 3713. Acceptance of funds appropriated by federal government. 1.\nThe state, any school district or its trustees or board of education is\nhereby authorized and empowered to accept the provisions of any law of\nthe United States making appropriations for the purpose of defrayi…

§ 372. Purposes of fund. The purposes of the fund shall be to provide\nacademic buildings, dormitories and other facilities including academic\nincubator facilities and a pharmaceutical research, development which\nmay also include a manufacturing facility for the state-operated…

§ 372-a. University-related economic development facilities. 1.\nNotwithstanding subdivisions one through six and eight through ten of\nsection three hundred seventy-six of this article, the provisions of\nthis section shall apply to the fund when it acts pursuant to the\nauthor…

§ 373. General powers and duties of fund. The fund shall have the\nfollowing powers in addition to those specifically conferred elsewhere\nin this article:\n 1. To sue and be sued;\n 2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;\n 3. To make and alter by-laws for its organiz…

§ 373-a. Jurisdiction in actions by, against or involving the fund.\nThe state supreme court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of any action,\nwhere the amount sought to be recovered, exclusive of interest and\ncosts, exceeds ten thousand dollars, brought by or against or involv…

§ 374. Relationship with state university. In order the most\neffectively to carry out its corporate purposes, the fund shall assist\nand cooperate with and shall make its personnel and services fully\navailable to the state university in matters relating to the discharge\nof th…

§ 375. Capital construction planning. 1. Construction standards. On or\nbefore July first, nineteen hundred sixty-two, the state university\ntrustees shall cause to be prepared with the assistance of the fund, the\ndormitory authority, the state department of transportation and …

§ 376. Letting of construction contracts. 1. After May first, nineteen\nhundred sixty-two, the fund as agent for the state university shall\nconstruct, acquire, reconstruct, rehabilitate and improve, or cause to\nbe constructed, acquired, reconstructed, rehabilitated and improve…

§ 376-a. Notices of claim and commencement of actions against the\nfund. 1. In every action against the fund for damages for injuries to\nreal or personal property, or for the destruction thereof, or for\npersonal injuries or death, the complaint shall contain an allegation\ntha…

§ 377. Resources of fund. 1. The fund may receive, accept, invest,\nadminister, expend and disburse for its corporate purposes appropriation\nfrom the capital construction fund and the state purposes fund of the\nstate, and other revenues and moneys made available or to be made\…

§ 378. Lease agreements. 1. Any agreement entered into between the\nfund and a state retirement system pursuant to section three hundred\nseventy-six of this chapter shall provide for (i) the construction,\nacquisition, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement of one or\nmo…

§ 379. Transfer of jurisdiction to state university. As soon as\npracticable after the completion of work, the fund shall make available\nto the state university trustees for the purposes intended the academic\nbuildings, dormitories and other facilities constructed, acquired,\n…

§ 380. Tax exemption of moneys and property of fund. The moneys and\nproperty of the fund and its operations shall be exempt from taxation.\n

§ 3801. Disposition of fines for benefit of common schools. Whenever,\nby any statute, a penalty or fine is imposed for the benefit of common\nschools, and not expressly of the common schools of a town or school\ndistrict, it shall be taken to be for the benefit of the common sc…

§ 3802. Disposition of fines for benefit of schools of town, district\nor city. Whenever a fine or penalty is inflicted or imposed for the\nbenefit of the common schools of a town or school district, the\nmagistrate, constable or other officer collecting or receiving the same\ns…

§ 3803. Disposition of fines in case of joint district. Whenever a\npenalty or fine is imposed upon any school district officer for a\nviolation or omission of official duty, or upon any person for any act\nor omission within a school district, or touching property or the peace\…