§ 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 the completion of a course […]
§ 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 to this section, or employee of a contracted service provider or worker placed within such school under […]
§ 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 educational institution in this state, whose real […]
§ 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, associate superintendent of schools, assistant superintendent of schools or other superintendent of schools or member of […]
§ 3004. Regulations governing certification of teachers. 1. The commissioner shall prescribe, subject to approval by the regents, regulations governing the examination and certification of teachers employed in all public schools of the state, except that no such regulation affecting the examination, certification, license, probationary periods, appointment, and tenure of position of persons employed in […]
§ 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 be used by the department to defray any costs incurred by an eligible teacher, as that term is described in […]
§ 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 administrative license or certificate, the commissioner shall, subject to the rules and regulations of the division of […]
§ 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 the commissioner.
§ 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 schools of said district to apply for and receive […]
§ 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 by the commissioner of […]
§ 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 year on account of personal sickness […]
§ 3006. Commissioner of education to issue certificates. Types of certificates. The commissioner of education may issue: 1. a. A life state certificate upon examinations only which shall entitle its holder to teach for life in the public schools of the state without further examination. b. Such other certificates as regents general rules shall prescribe. […]
§ 3006-a. Registration and continuing teacher and leader education requirements for holders of professional certificates in the classroom teaching service, holders of level III teaching assistant certificates, holders of professional certificates in the educational leadership service. 1. a. Commencing with the two thousand sixteen–two thousand seventeen school year, each holder of a professional certificate in […]
§ 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 state. Such endorsement confers on the holder of such diploma […]
§ 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 rules.
§ 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 as provided in this chapter. […]
§ 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 upon him therefor shall be for the benefit of […]
§ 3011. Contract with teacher. 1. Except as otherwise provided in sections twenty-five hundred twenty-three, three thousand twelve and three thousand thirteen, all trustees of school districts or boards of education who shall employ any teacher to teach shall, at the time of such employment, make and deliver to such teacher, or cause to be […]
§ 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 to July first, two thousand fifteen, shall be appointed by the board of […]
§ 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 effective date of this section. All teachers holding tenure as of […]
