1718 – Limitation Upon Expenditures.
§ 1718. Limitation upon expenditures. 1. No board of education shall incur a district liability in excess of the amount appropriated by a district meeting unless such board is specially authorized by law to incur such liability. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, grants in aid received from the state and […]
1719 – Deposit, Custody and Payment of Moneys in Villages.
§ 1719. Deposit, custody and payment of moneys in villages. 1. All moneys raised for the support of schools in any union free school district whose boundaries are coterminous with the boundaries of an incorporated village or apportioned to the same by the education department or otherwise, shall be paid into the treasury of such […]
1720 – Moneys and Accounts in Union Free School Districts.
§ 1720. Moneys and accounts in union free school districts. 1. All moneys raised in a union free school district or apportioned thereto by the education department or otherwise, shall be paid to the treasurer of the district entitled to receive the same, and be applied to the uses of the district and the board […]
1721 – Records; Reports.
§ 1721. Records; reports. It shall be the duty of the board of education of a union free school district to keep an accurate record of all its proceedings in books provided for that purpose. It shall also be the duty of said board to cause to be published once in each year, during the […]
1722 – Application of Article.
§ 1722. Application of article. The provisions of this article shall apply to all union free school districts heretofore organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter four hundred thirty-three of the laws of eighteen hundred fifty-three, and the amendments thereof, chapter five hundred fifty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred sixty-four, and the amendments thereof, […]
1723-A – Temporary Investment of School Moneys.
§ 1723-a. Temporary investment of school moneys. The board of education of any union free school district may authorize the district treasurer or other officer having custody of district moneys to invest moneys of the district in the manner provided by section eleven of the general municipal law.
1709-A – Powers of Boards of Education to Ban Fraternities, Sororities and Other Secret Societies.
§ 1709-a. Powers of boards of education to ban fraternities, sororities and other secret societies. 1. In its discretion, the board of education of each school district, may adopt rules and regulations to abolish and/or prohibit any fraternity, sorority or other secret society in any secondary school under its jurisdiction. 1 (a) Prior to the […]
1710 – Boards of Education Have Powers of Trustees of Common Schools and Trustees of Academies.
§ 1710. Boards of education have powers of trustees of common schools and trustees of academies. The board of education of a union free school district shall possess all the powers and privileges, and be subject to all the duties, which the trustees of common school districts possess or are subject to under this chapter, […]
1711 – Appointment of Superintendent of Schools.
§ 1711. Appointment of superintendent of schools. 1. The board of education of any union free school district may appoint a superintendent consistent with the provisions of this section. 2. Such superintendent shall possess, unless otherwise specified by the by-laws of the board of education, the following powers and be charged with the following duties: […]
1712 – Kindergartens; Nursery and Night Schools.
§ 1712. Kindergartens; nursery and night schools. 1. The board of education of each school district may maintain kindergartens which shall be free to resident children between the ages of four and six years, provided, however, such board may fix a higher minimum age for admission to such kindergartens. 2. A board of education may […]