§ 301. Commissioner of education continued. The office of commissioner of education is hereby continued. Subject to the general direction and control of the regents of the university, he shall continue to have, exercise and perform the functions, powers and duties conferred or imposed by law upon the commissioner of education. He shall continue to […]
§ 302. How chosen. The commissioner of education shall be elected by a majority vote of the regents. Residence without the state of New York shall not disqualify him from election.
§ 303. Term of office. The commissioner of education shall serve during the pleasure of the board of regents.
§ 304. Expenses. The commissioner shall be paid his necessary traveling and other expenses. However, notwithstanding any law, rule, regulation or agreement to the contrary, the commissioner shall not be provided an official residence, nor shall the salary plan for the president of the university of the state of New York, as provided in subdivision […]
§ 305. General powers and duties. The commissioner of education is hereby charged with the following powers and duties: 1. He is the chief executive officer of the state system of education and of the board of regents. He shall enforce all general and special laws relating to the educational system of the state and […]
§ 306. Removal of school officers; withholding public money. 1. Whenever it shall be proved to his satisfaction that any trustee, member of a board of education, clerk, collector, treasurer, district superintendent, superintendent of schools or other school officer is a member of an organization listed as subversive by the board of regents pursuant to […]
§ 307. Acquisition of real property. 1. The commissioner of education, when an appropriation therefor has been made by the legislature, may acquire any real property which he may deem necessary for the purposes of a state educational institution by purchase or pursuant to the provisions of the eminent domain procedure law the title to […]
§ 308. Other powers. The commissioner of education shall also have power and it shall be his duty to cause to be instituted such proceedings or processes as may be necessary to properly enforce and give effect to any provision in this chapter or in any other general or special law pertaining to the school […]
§ 309. Schools of union free school districts and cities. The schools of every union free school district and of every city in all their departments shall be subject to the visitation of the commissioner of education. He is charged with the general supervision of their boards of education and their management and conduct of […]
§ 309-a. Twenty-first century schools program. 1. Twenty-first century schools plans. The commissioner is authorized to designate as “twenty-first century schools,” schools which are implementing approved plans to achieve substantial improvement in student achievement. Applications for designation as a twenty-first century school may be submitted on behalf of an individual school, a subset of schools […]
§ 310. Appeals or petitions to commissioner of education and other proceedings. Any party conceiving himself aggrieved may appeal by petition to the commissioner of education who is hereby authorized and required to examine and decide the same; and the commissioner of education may also institute such proceedings as are authorized under this article. The […]
§ 311. Powers of commissioner upon appeals or petitions, et cetera. The commissioner, in reference to such appeals, petitions or proceedings, shall have power: 1. To regulate the practice therein. 2. To determine whether an appeal shall stay proceedings, and prescribe conditions upon which it shall or shall not so operate. 3. To decline to […]
§ 312. Filed papers and copies thereof. The commissioner shall file, arrange in the order of time, and keep in his office, so that they may be at all times accessible, all the proceedings on every appeal or petition to him under this article, including his decision and orders founded thereon; and copies of all […]
§ 313. Unfair educational practices. (1) Declaration of policy. (a) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state that the American ideal of equality of opportunity requires that students, otherwise qualified, be admitted to educational institutions and be given access to all the educational programs and courses operated or provided by such […]
§ 313-a. Prohibition against the use of certain material in questionnaires and applications for admission to educational institutions. No application for admission to any educational institution in the state of New York shall contain any questions requiring the involuntary disclosure of the marital status of the parents of those applying for admission.
§ 314. State plan for school district reorganization 1. The commissioner of education is hereby authorized to continue the investigations, study and review carried on by the joint legislative committee on the state education system in order to bring up to date the state plan for school district reorganization (legislative document number twenty-five of nineteen […]
§ 315. School district names. Each school district, other than a city school district, shall, in accordance with the commissioner’s regulations, adopt a simplified name as the legal name of the district. Such name shall be submitted to the commissioner for prior approval and when such name shall be adopted it shall be filed with […]
§ 316. Teacher resource and computer training centers. 1. As used in this section, unless another meaning clearly appears from the context: a. “Teacher resource and computer training center” means any site operated by a school district, board of cooperative educational services or a consortium of school districts and/or boards of cooperative educational services which […]
§ 317. General education development exam. Notwithstanding any provision of law, no fee shall be established for admission to the general education development exam.
§ 318. Distribution of surplus computers. 1. General definitions. As used in this section: (a) “Computer” means a computer central processing unit (CPU) and, where attached to a CPU, such computer cases, computer memory, cards and other peripheral devices as may reasonably be viewed functionally as one unit. (b) “Computer software” means executable computer programs […]
