Title EDN, Education

Section 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "Education\nLaw".\n

§ 10. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that students' ability\nto learn and to meet high academic standards, and a school's ability to\neducate its students, are compromised by incidents of discrimination or\nharassment including bullying, taunting or intimidation. It i…

§ 1001. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as\n"The Vocational Rehabilitation Law."\n

§ 1002. Definitions. As used in this article:\n 1. "Handicapped person" means any person who in the judgment of the\ndepartment is under a physical or mental disability which constitutes a\nsubstantial handicap to employment but which is of such a nature that\nvocational rehabil…

§ 1003. Application for vocational rehabilitation. a. Any handicapped\nperson available for vocational rehabilitation services may apply to the\ndepartment for advice and assistance regarding his vocational\nrehabilitation.\n b. The state may, to the extent that funds are made a…

§ 1004. Powers and duties of the education department.\n The education department shall have the responsibility of and is\nhereby authorized:\n 1. To adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations and take such\naction as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this art…

§ 1004-a. Sheltered workshops for individuals with developmental\ndisabilities, mental illness or a severe physical handicap. 1.\nDeclaration of purpose. The conditions associated with a developmental\ndisability, mental illness and severe physical handicap are such that\nmany y…

§ 1004-b. Integrated employment opportunities for individuals with\nsevere disabilities. 1. The department shall have the responsibility to\nstimulate the development of programs intended to furnish opportunities\nfor integrated employment including but not limited to, supported…

§ 1005. Gifts and donations. The department is authorized to receive,\naccept and use gifts and donations for the purpose of this article which\nmay be offered, conditionally or unconditionally, notwithstanding\nsection eleven of the state finance law or any other provision of l…

§ 1006. Acceptance of law of the United States. The state of New\nYork, through its legislative authority:\n 1. Accepts the provisions of any law of the United States making\nappropriation to be apportioned among the states for vocational\nrehabilitation of disabled persons, and…

§ 1007. Vocational rehabilitation records. 1. It shall be unlawful,\nexcept for purposes directly connected with the administration of the\nvocational rehabilitation program, for any person or persons to solicit,\ndisclose, receive, or make use of, or authorize, knowingly permit…

§ 1008. Use of appropriations. Any appropriation made to carry out the\nprovisions of this article, in addition to any moneys allotted to the\nstate for a similar purpose by the government of the United States may\nbe used for the payment of salaries, travel, maintenance and ope…

§ 1009. Powers and duties of department of social services relating to\nvocational rehabilitation of blind persons. 1. The board of social\nservices, the department of social services and the New York state\ncommission for the visually handicapped shall retain, and shall continu…

§ 101. Education department; regents of the university. There shall\ncontinue to be in the state government an education department. The\ndepartment is charged with the general management and supervision of all\npublic schools and all of the educational work of the state, includ…

§ 101-a. Promulgation of rules and regulations of commissioner\nrelating to the supervision of services for the public good conducted\nunder supervision of school districts. The commissioner of education\nshall promulgate rules and regulations for the supervision, by school\ndis…

§ 101-b. Paperwork reduction. 1. The commissioner shall be authorized\nto receive and accept reports, plans, applications and all other\ninformation required to be reported by statute or regulation through\nelectronic means. The commissioner shall accept hard copy non-electronic…

§ 102. Associate and assistant commissioners. The commissioner of\neducation shall appoint, subject to the approval of the regents, such\nassociate and assistant commissioners as he shall deem necessary for the\nproper organization and general classification of the work of the\n…

§ 103. Divisions of department. By action of the regents upon the\nrecommendation of the commissioner of education the department may be\ndivided into divisions and bureaus. By like action new divisions and\nbureaus may be created and divisions and bureaus may be consolidated or…

§ 104. Other officers and employees. The commissioner of education,\nsubject to the approval of the regents, shall have power, in conformity\nwith their rules, to appoint all other needed officers and employees and\nfix their titles, duties and salaries.\n

§ 105. Removals and suspensions. With the approval of the regents,\nthe commissioner of education may, at his pleasure, remove from office\nany assistant commissioner, or other appointive officer or employee;\nand, when the regents are not in session, the commissioner may, durin…

§ 106. Joint seal. The regents of the university upon the\nrecommendation of the commissioner of education shall adopt, and may\nmodify at any time, a seal, which shall be used in common as the seal of\nthe education department and of the university; and copies of all\nrecords t…

§ 107. Compact for education. 1. The compact for education is hereby\nentered into and enacted into law with all jurisdictions legally joining\ntherein, in the form substantially as follows:\n COMPACT FOR EDUCATION PREAMBLE\n WHEREAS, the proper education of all citizens is one …

§ 108. State education building. The state education building shall\nbe occupied exclusively by the education department, including the\nuniversity, with the state library, the state museum, and its other\ndivisions and bureaus, together with such other work with which the\ncomm…

§ 109. Any person, association, organization or corporation may be\npermitted to use the auditorium in the state education building at\nAlbany for such purposes as may be authorized by regulations of the\ncommissioner of education upon payment of such fee as may be required\npur…

§ 11. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following\nterms shall have the following meanings:\n 1. "School property" shall mean in or within any building, structure,\nathletic playing field, playground, parking lot, or land contained\nwithin the real property boun…

§ 110. Refunds. 1. Moneys received by the state education department\npursuant to this chapter prior to July first, nineteen hundred\nforty-two, may be refunded: (a) Where such moneys were not required by\nlaw or regents' rule. (b) Where such moneys were in excess of the\namount…

§ 1101. Establishment of county vocational education and extension\nboards.\n 1. The board of supervisors or other governing elective body of any\ncounty may adopt a resolution by a majority vote of the members of the\nboard establishing a county vocational education and extensi…

§ 1102. Powers and duties of vocational education and extension\nboards. A vocational education and extension board shall, subject to\nthe provisions of part one of this article, have the following powers\nand duties:\n 1. It may make or cause to be made a survey to determine th…

§ 1103. Courses of study and qualifications of teachers. The courses\nof instruction to accomplish the purposes of part one of this article\nare to be approved by the commissioner of education. Such courses when\nconducted in elementary or secondary schools are to be approved by…

§ 1104. State aid. 1. The commissioner of education in the annual\napportionment of public moneys shall apportion therefrom to each county\nmaintaining approved vocational education and extension work, a quota\namounting to one-half of the salary paid each teacher, director,\nas…

§ 1105. Exemption of certain districts. Upon the recommendation of\nthe county vocational education and extension board, the board of\nsupervisors or other governing elective body of any county may exempt\nany city or union free school district from the raising of moneys for\nth…

§ 1106. Transportation. 1. In a county which has a vocational\neducation and extension board which does not furnish transportation to\npupils pursuant to subdivision thirteen of section eleven hundred two of\nthis chapter the cost of the transportation of pupils under twenty-one…

§ 1107. County bonds for land and buildings. A county vocational\neducation and extension board established by a board of supervisors\npursuant to the provisions of part one of this article shall be deemed\nto be a department of the county for the purposes of this section, and\n…

§ 111. Indian affairs. The education department, by or through the\nappropriate division, bureau or officer thereof, shall exercise and\nperform the functions, powers and duties conferred or imposed by law in\nrelation to the education of children upon the Indian reservations.\n…

§ 1110. Establishment of a special education district.\n 1. The board of supervisors or other governing elective body of\nWestchester county shall have power to adopt a resolution by a majority\nvote of the members of such board to establish within the county a\nspecial educatio…

§ 1111. Powers and duties of county commission for special education.\nThe county commission for special education shall have power:\n 1. To make or cause to be made a survey to determine the special\neducational needs of the district.\n 2. To establish schools or classes for ph…

§ 1112. Courses of study and qualifications of teachers. The courses\nof instruction to accomplish the purposes of part two of this article\nare to be approved by the commissioner of education. The qualifications\nof the teachers, directors, assistants and supervisors employed b…

§ 1113. State aid. The commissioner of education in the annual\napportionment of public moneys shall apportion therefrom to such county\nthe quotas provided in section eleven hundred four of this chapter.\n

§ 1114. Appropriations by board of supervisors. The board of\nsupervisors or other governing elective body may make appropriations and\nlevy taxes upon all the taxable property included within the boundaries\nof the special education district to carry out the purposes of part tw…

§ 1115. Indebtedness of special education district. For the purpose\nof giving effect to the provisions of part two of this article the board\nof supervisors or other governing elective body of such county may issue\nobligations of the county pursuant to the provisions of the lo…

§ 1116. County treasurer to act as treasurer of the county commission\nfor special education. All moneys collected from taxes levied in\naccordance with the provisions of part two of this article and all\nmoneys apportioned by the commissioner of education, and any and all\nmone…

§ 112. Children in care; responsibility for education. 1. The\ndepartment shall establish and enforce standards of instruction,\npersonnel qualifications and other requirements for education services\nor programs, as determined by rules of the regents and regulations of\nthe com…

§ 112-a. Students confined in certain facilities; responsibility for\nissuance of diplomas. 1. A person under twenty-one years of age who has\nnot received a high school diploma and who is placed with, committed to,\nunder the supervision of, detained or otherwise confined in an…

§ 1120. Declaration of intent. Persons with disabilities comprise a\nlarge percentage of New York's total population. The legislature hereby\nfinds and declares that action is necessary to assist these individuals\nto integrate and live more independently in the community. Since…

§ 1121. Service centers for independent living; purpose and duties.\n1. A service center for independent living shall be a community based\nnon-residential program designed to promote independent living for\npersons with disabilities.\n (a) Such center shall:\n (i) be a private …

§ 1122. Education department; responsibilities. The department shall\nassist individuals and organizations in the planning and establishment\nof such service centers. The department shall ensure program\naccountability and shall monitor and evaluate such centers.\n

§ 1123. Regulations. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and\nregulations necessary for the implementation of this article.\n

§ 1124. Distribution of funds. 1. Service centers for independent\nliving shall be funded out of appropriations available for such purposes\nto the extent of the entire approved budget of such centers.\n 2. Budgets submitted by service centers shall be approved in\naccordance wi…

§ 1125. Definitions. For the purposes of this article the following\nterms shall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Child abuse" shall mean any of the following acts committed in an\neducational setting by an employee or volunteer against a child: (a)\nintentionally or recklessl…

§ 1126. Duties of employees specifically enumerated in this section\nupon receipt of an allegation of child abuse in an educational setting.\n1. In any case where an oral or written allegation is made to a teacher,\nschool nurse, school guidance counselor, school psychologist, s…