Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 1 - (1 - 2-B) SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS
- Article 2 - (10 - 18) DIGNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS
- 10 - Legislative intent.
- 11 - Definitions.
- 12 - Discrimination and harassment prohibited.
- 13 - Policies and guidelines.
- 14 - Commissioner's responsibilities.
- 15 - Reporting by commissioner.
- 16 - Protection of people who report discrimination or harassment.
- 17 - Application.
- 18 - Severability and construction.
- Article 3 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
- Article 5 - UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
- Article 6 - (293 - 297) Enacted without article heading.
- Article 7 - (301 - 318) COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
- 301 - Commissioner of education continued.
- 302 - How chosen.
- 303 - Term of office.
- 304 - Expenses.
- 305 - General powers and duties.
- 306 - Removal of school officers; withholding public money.
- 307 - Acquisition of real property.
- 308 - Other powers.
- 309 - Schools of union free school districts and cities.
- 309-A - Twenty-first century schools program.
- 310 - Appeals or petitions to commissioner of education and other proceedings.
- 311 - Powers of commissioner upon appeals or petitions, et cetera.
- 312 - Filed papers and copies thereof.
- 313 - Unfair educational practices.
- 313-A - Prohibition against the use of certain material in questionnaires and applications for admission to educational institutions.
- 314 - State plan for school district reorganization
- 315 - School district names.
- 316 - Teacher resource and computer training centers.
- 317 - General education development exam.
- 318 - Distribution of surplus computers.
- Article 7-A - (340 - 348) STANDARDIZED TESTING
- 340 - Definitions.
- 341 - Background reports.
- 341-A - Standardized testing; reports.
- 342 - Disclosure of test contents.
- 342-A - Special administrations.
- 343 - Notice.
- 344 - Disclosure of test scores.
- 344-A - Pretest questions.
- 344-B - Due process.
- 344-C - Additional test subject rights.
- 345 - Regulations.
- 346 - Test subject review of computerized test.
- 346-A - Advisory committee.
- 347 - Violations.
- 348 - Severability.
- Article 8 - (350 - 365) STATE UNIVERSITY AND STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
- 350 - Definitions.
- 351 - State university mission.
- 352 - State university of New York established.
- 352-A - Maritime college; admissions program.
- 353 - State university trustees.
- 354 - Powers and duties of state university trustees-planning functions.
- 355 - Powers and duties of trustees--administrative and fiscal functions.
- 355-A - Powers and duties of trustees--personnel functions.
- 355-B - Investments in designated obligations; indemnifications.
- 355-C - College opportunity to prepare for employment.
- 356 - Councils of state-operated institutions; powers and duties.
- 357 - Statutory or contract colleges.
- 358 - State aid for certain higher educational institutions.
- 359 - Reports of the state university trustees.
- 360 - Powers to Regulate Traffic on University Grounds.
- 364 - Separability.
- 365 - Construction.
- Article 8-A - (370 - 384) STATE UNIVERSITY CONSTRUCTION FUND
- 370 - Definitions.
- 371 - State university construction fund.
- 372 - Purposes of fund.
- 372-A - University-related economic development facilities.
- 373 - General powers and duties of fund.
- 373-A - Jurisdiction in actions by, against or involving the fund.
- 374 - Relationship with state university.
- 375 - Capital construction planning.
- 376 - Letting of construction contracts.
- 376-A - Notices of claim and commencement of actions against the fund.
- 377 - Resources of fund.
- 378 - Lease agreements.
- 379 - Transfer of jurisdiction to state university.
- 380 - Tax exemption of moneys and property of fund.
- 381 - Cooperation and assistance from other state agencies.
- 382 - Annual report of trustees.
- 383 - Article not affected if in part unconstitutional or ineffective.
- 384 - Inconsistent provisions of other acts superseded.
- Article 8-B - (390 - 397) STATE UNIVERSITY OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM
- Article 8-C - (398 - 399-A) SPECIAL ANNUITY
- Article 9 - (401 - 420) SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND SITES
- 401 - Sites; designation and change.
- 402 - Sale of former schoolhouse or site.
- 402-A - Procedures for closing a school building.
- 403 - Application of proceeds of sale.
- 403-A - Leasing of school property.
- 403-B - Leasing of school buildings and facilities.
- 404 - Acquisition of real property.
- 405 - Conveyance of property to public corporations.
- 406 - Vesting of title of lands in certain cases.
- 407 - Application to certain districts.
- 407-A - Authorization for dormitory authority financing of capital facilities for special act school districts.
- 407-B - Authorization for dormitory authority financing of capital facilities for state-supported schools for blind and deaf students.
- 408 - Plans and specifications of school buildings must be approved by commissioner of education.
- 408-A - Plans and specifications for construction of new school buildings.
- 408-B - Submitting plans and specifications of school buildings with local fire and law enforcement officials.
- 409 - School building regulations in relation to health and safety.
- 409-A - Eye safety devices for certain students and teachers.
- 409-B - Use of mercury vapor or metal halide lamps within school buildings.
- 409-C - Athletic safety equipment.
- 409-D - Comprehensive public school building safety program.
- 409-E - Uniform code of public school buildings inspection, safety rating and monitoring.
- 409-F - Electrically operated partition and door safety.
- 409-G - Purchase and use of paradichlorobenzene deodorizers.
- 409-H - Requirements for notification of pesticide applications.
- 409-I - Procurement and use of environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products.
- 409-J - Emergency alert notification system in public schools; cities with a population of one million or more.
- 409-K - Pesticide alternatives.
- 410 - Officials not to be interested in sales, leases or contracts.
- 412 - Condemnation of schoolhouse and erection of new schoolhouse in place thereof.
- 413 - Use of school buildings for examinations.
- 414 - Use of schoolhouse and grounds.
- 415 - No schoolhouse shall be built on town line.
- 416 - School taxes and school bonds.
- 417 - Allocation of moneys by regents for extraordinary relief to school districts.
- 418 - Purchase and display of flag.
- 419 - Display of flags in assembly rooms.
- 419-A - Display of flags in classrooms.
- 420 - Rules and regulations.
- Article 10 - (450 - 471) NEW YORK CITY EDUCATIONAL CONSTRUCTION FUND
- 450 - Short title.
- 451 - Statement of legislative findings and purposes.
- 452 - Definitions.
- 453 - New York city educational construction fund.
- 454 - General powers and duties of fund.
- 455 - Relationship with the board of education and the city of New York.
- 456 - Special provisions relating to acquisition and transfer of real property.
- 457 - Plans and specifications.
- 458 - Letting of construction contracts.
- 459 - Resources of the fund.
- 460 - Lease and other agreements.
- 461 - Notes and bonds of the fund.
- 462 - Reserve funds, appropriations and other funds and accounts.
- 463 - Agreement with the state.
- 464 - State and city's right to require redemption of bonds.
- 465 - Remedies of noteholders and bondholders.
- 466 - Notes and bonds as legal investments.
- 467 - Actions by and against fund.
- 468 - Exemptions from taxation.
- 469 - Annual report of trustees.
- 470 - Article not affected if in part unconstitutional or ineffective.
- 471 - Inconsistent provisions of other laws superseded.
- Article 10-B - (475 - 495) CITY OF YONKERS EDUCATIONAL CONSTRUCTION FUND
- 475 - Short title.
- 476 - Definitions.
- 477 - City of Yonkers educational construction fund.
- 478 - General powers and duties of fund.
- 479 - Relationship with the board of education of the city of Yonkers.
- 480 - Special provisions relating to acquisition and transfer of real property.
- 481 - Plans and specifications.
- 482 - Letting of construction contracts.
- 483 - Resources of the fund.
- 484 - Lease and other agreements.
- 485 - Notes and bonds of the fund.
- 486 - Reserve funds, appropriations and other funds and accounts.
- 487 - Agreement with the state.
- 488 - State and city's right to require redemption of bonds.
- 489 - Remedies of noteholders and bondholders.
- 490 - Notes and bonds as legal investments.
- 491 - Actions by and against fund.
- 492 - Exemptions from taxation.
- 493 - Annual report of trustees.
- 494 - Article not affected if in part unconstitutional or ineffective.
- 495 - Inconsistent provisions of other laws superseded.
- Article 10-C - (495-A) WINTER SPORTS EDUCATION TRUST FUND
- Article 10-D - (496 - 500) REGIONAL COLLEGE COOPERATIVE SERVICES BOARD
- Article 11 - (501 - 539) STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
- 501 - Definitions.
- 502 - Retirement system.
- 503 - Membership of system.
- 504 - Retirement board; members; terms of office; vacancies.
- 505 - Election of the active teacher members of the board.
- 505-A - Election of retired teacher member of board.
- 506 - Board meetings; oaths of office; quorum; expenses.
- 507 - Officers of board; custody of funds.
- 508 - Investment of funds; interest; accounts; reports.
- 508-A - New York state teachers' retirement system MWBE asset management and financial institution strategy.
- 509 - Statements of teachers' service; determination of service creditable; service certificates.
- 510 - Superannuation retirement.
- 511 - Disability retirement.
- 511-A - Special service retirement.
- 512 - Withdrawal and death benefits.
- 512-A - Deferred retirement.
- 512-B - Loans.
- 513 - Optional allowances.
- 514 - Benefits to participants in old retirement fund.
- 515 - Funds enumerated.
- 516 - Annuity savings fund; contributions and payments.
- 517 - Annuity reserve fund; pension accumulation fund.
- 518 - Pension reserve fund.
- 518-A - Supplemental retirement allowance fund.
- 519 - Expense fund.
- 520 - Duties of employer.
- 521 - Collection of contributions.
- 522 - Transfer of contributions between retirement systems.
- 523 - State supervision.
- 524 - Exemption from taxation and execution.
- 525 - Protection against fraud.
- 526 - Merger of local teachers' retirement and pension systems with the state system.
- 527 - (Enacted without section heading).
- 528 - Pensions-providing-for-increased-take-home-pay.
- 529 - Pensions providing for increased take home pay for certain teachers.
- 530 - Pensions-providing-for-increased-take-home-pay-for-teachers.
- 531 - Abandonment of unclaimed contributions or other benefits; transfer to the pension accumulation fund.
- 532 - Supplemental retirement allowance.
- 532-A - Cost-of-living adjustment.
- 533 - Non-contributory retirement plan.
- 535 - Career retirement plan.
- 536 - Deductions from benefits of certain retired members.
- 537 - Lump sum payment of de minimis service retirement benefit.
- 538 - Excess benefit plan.
- 539 - Certain actions by retiring members.
- Article 12 - (549 - 553) HEALTH AND SAFETY GRANTS FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN
- Article 12-A - (559 - 563) ARTHUR O. EVE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM
- Article 13 - (601 - 608-A) HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS
- 601 - Definitions.
- 602 - Duties of the commissioner.
- 603 - Evaluation by the board of regents.
- 604 - General awards.
- 605 - Academic performance awards.
- 605-A - Scholarships for academic excellence.
- 606 - County awards for professional education in nursing, medicine, dentistry, optometry or veterinary medicine.
- 607 - Required disclosure to matriculated students.
- 608 - World trade center memorial scholarships.
- 608-A - Military enhanced recognition, incentive and tribute ("MERIT") scholarships.
- Article 13-A - (610 - 612) LIBERTY SCHOLARSHIPS
- Article 13-B - (620 - 632) STUDENT LENDING ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
- 620 - Definitions.
- 621 - Prohibition of gifts made by lending institutions to covered institutions and their employees.
- 622 - Prohibition of receipt of gifts by covered institutions.
- 623 - Prohibition of receipt of gifts by covered institution employees.
- 624 - Covered institution employee prohibitions and reporting requirements.
- 625 - Misleading identification of lending institutions' employees.
- 626 - Loan disclosure and prohibition of quid pro quo high risk loans.
- 627 - Standards for preferred lender lists.
- 628 - Proper execution of master promissory notes.
- 629 - Disclosures at request of covered institutions.
- 630 - Penalties.
- 631 - Rules and regulations.
- 632 - Non-exclusivity of rights or remedies.
- Article 14 - NEW YORK STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICES CORPORATION
- Article 14-A - (695 - 695-G) NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE CHOICE TUITION SAVINGS PROGRAM
- Article 15 - (701 - 705) TEXT-BOOKS
- Article 15-A - (711 - 712) SCHOOL LIBRARY MATERIALS
- Article 15-B - (715) HIGHER EDUCATION TEXTBOOKS
- Article 15-C - (720 - 724) TEXTBOOK ACCESS ACT
- Article 16 - (751 - 754) COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
- Article 17 - (801 - 814) INSTRUCTION IN CERTAIN SUBJECTS
- 801 - Courses of instruction in patriotism and citizenship and in certain historic documents.
- 801-A - Instruction in civility, citizenship and character education.
- 802 - Instruction relating to the flag; holidays.
- 802-A - Instruction relating to general elections.
- 803 - Instruction in physical education and kindred subjects.
- 803-A - Courses of study in prevention of child abduction.
- 804 - Health education regarding alcohol, drugs,tobacco abuse and the prevention and detection of certain cancers.
- 804-A - Comprehensive school health education demonstration program.
- 804-B - Education regarding child development.
- 804-C - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction.
- 804-D - Automated external defibrillator instruction.
- 806 - Courses of instruction in highway safety and traffic regulation; school safety patrols.
- 806-A - Driver education.
- 807 - Fire drills.
- 807-A - Fire inspections.
- 807-B - College fire inspections.
- 807-C - Transmission of fire alarm to fire department.
- 807-D - Locating source of fires in schools.
- 808 - Instruction in fire and arson prevention.
- 809 - Instruction in the humane treatment of animals.
- 809-A - Instruction in the safe use of firearms and in the game laws.
- 810 - Conservation day.
- 811 - Procurement, use and possession of hypodermic syringes and needles by school personnel for educational purposes.
- 812 - Health training program for secondary school students.
- 813 - School lunch period; scheduling.
- 814 - Courses of study in internet safety.
- Article 19 - (901 - 920) MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICE
- 901 - School health services to be provided.
- 902 - Employment of health professionals.
- 903 - Students to furnish health certificates; and dental health certificates.
- 904 - Examinations by health appraisal.
- 905 - Record of screening examinations for vision, hearing and scoliosis.
- 906 - Existence of communicable diseases; return after illness.
- 909 - School hygiene districts.
- 910 - Choice of method of treatment.
- 911 - Enforcement.
- 912 - Health and welfare services to all children.
- 912-A - Urine analysis; drug detection.
- 912-B - Speech and language improvement services.
- 913 - Medical examinations of teachers and other employees.
- 914 - Immunization of children.
- 915 - Prohibiting the sale of certain sweetened foods.
- 916 - Pupils afflicted with asthma.
- 917 - On-site cardiac automated external defibrillator.
- 918 - School district nutrition advisory committees.
- 919 - On-site nebulizers.
- 920 - Public schools; infestation of bedbugs (Cimex lectularius).
- Article 21 - (1001 - 1009) VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
- 1001 - Short title.
- 1002 - Definitions.
- 1003 - Application for vocational rehabilitation.
- 1004 - Powers and duties of the education department.
- 1004-A - Sheltered workshops for the mentally retarded, mentally ill and severely physically handicapped.
- 1004-B - Integrated employment opportunities for individuals with severe disabilities.
- 1005 - Gifts and donations.
- 1006 - Acceptance of law of the United States.
- 1007 - Vocational rehabilitation records.
- 1008 - Use of appropriations.
- 1009 - Powers and duties of department of social services relating to vocational rehabilitation of blind persons.
- Article 23 - CAREER EDUCATION IN COUNTIES
- Article 23-A - (1120 - 1124) SERVICE CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
- Article 23-B - (1125 - 1133) CHILD ABUSE IN AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING
- 1125 - Definitions.
- 1126 - Duties of employees specifically enumerated in this section upon receipt of an allegation of child abuse in an educational setting.
- 1127 - Confidentiality of records.
- 1128 - Duties of school administrators and superintendents upon receipt of a written report alleging child abuse in an educational setting.
- 1128-A - Additional duties of superintendents.
- 1129 - Penalties for failure to comply.
- 1130 - Notification by district attorney.
- 1131 - Actions upon criminal conviction of a licensed or certified school employee.
- 1132 - Duties of the commissioner; child abuse in an educational setting.
- 1133 - Unreported resignation against public policy.
- Article 24 - (1201 - 1207) NEW YORK STATE RURAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ACT