Related Laws and Regulations
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Index
- Alternative Education
- Attendance
- Behavioral Supports and Interventions in Schools
- Census
- Child Abuse in an Educational Setting
- Compulsory Education
- Dignity for All Students Act
- Educational Entitlement
- Employment of Minors
- Foster Care
- Home, Hospital, or Institutional Instruction
- Home Schooling (by parents)
- Immunizations
- Length of School Day/Year
- Parental Involvement
- Pre-Kindergarten
- Residency
- School Health Services
- School Registration Enrollment
- School Safety
- School Safety and Educational Climate
- Student Discipline
- Student Suspension
- Summer School
- Transition Liaison
Alternative Education
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| Attendance of minors upon full time day instruction | |
| Definition of persons in parental relation and their duties; duties of certain other persons | |
| Requirements for teachers' certificates and teaching practice | |
| Identification of programs for high school equivalency program review | |
| Alternative high school equivalency preparation programs |
Attendance
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| Who takes attendance | |
| Oath of accuracy | |
| More on who takes attendance | |
| Definition of persons in parental relation and their duties | |
| Record of student telephone numbers | |
| Counseling professionals in the field of school attendance | |
| Notification upon absence | |
| Notification when deemed absent | |
| Attendance Teacher Certification | |
| Referrals to Guidance for Attendance and behavior difficulties | |
| Attendance record keeping | |
| Absence from school for religious observance and education | |
| Absence from alternative instruction | CD - Matter of Ackert |
| Parameters of probation orders | |
| Retention of student attendance records |
Behavioral Supports and Interventions in Schools
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| General powers and duties | |
| Definitions of child abuse in an educational setting | |
| Prohibition of corporal punishment and aversive interventions | |
| General school requirements |
Census
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| Census - NYC, Buffalo, Rochester | |
| Census - Cities < 125,000 | |
| Census - School Districts | |
| Census of native children | |
| Census of children with handicaps to age 21 | |
| CensusÌý and register of students with disabilities |
Child Abuse in an Educational Setting
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| Duties of employees regarding an allegation of child abuse in an educational setting | |
| Duties of school administrators and superintendents upon receipt of a written report alleging child abuse in an educational setting | |
| Reporting of child abuse in an educational setting. |
Compulsory Attendance
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| Who must attend school | |
| Alternative instruction to compulsory age students suspended for disciplinary reasons | |
| Amendment to Education Law in Relation to Compulsory Attendance | Text of Memo |
Dignity for All Students Act
| Ìý | Ìý |
|---|---|
| Dignity For All Students | |
| Courses of instruction in patriotism and citizenship and in certain historic documents | |
| Instruction in civility, citizenship and character education | |
| Instruction relating to the flag; holidays | |
| Instruction relating to general elections | |
| Codes of conduct on school property | |
| Instructional requirements | |
| Code of Conduct | |
| Dignity Act Coordinator and School Employee Training ProgramsÌý | |
| Reporting Dignity Act | |
| Policies against harassment, bullying, and discrimination |
Educational Entitlement
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| Raising the minimum age for school admission | |
| General categories of who can attend school | |
| Student entitlement | |
| Who can be dropped for non-attendance | |
| Education of incarcerated youth | |
| Instruction required | |
| Attendance of minors upon part time instruction | |
| Attendance upon evening instruction | |
| Rules for education homeless children | |
| Definition of persons in parental relation and their duties | |
| Evidence of Age | |
| Education of native children | |
| Student Entitlement - Special Education | |
| Rules for education homeless children | |
| How to determine who lives in the district | |
| GED does not eliminate the right to re-enroll in school and earn a diploma | |
| Computation of tuition charges for nonresident pupils | |
| Computation of tuition charges for pupils who have received a high school diploma | |
| Voluntary extension of entitlement age from December 1 to December 31 | 73 State Dept Rep 83 |
| Instruction of Elementary and Secondary School Subjects | |
| Re-enrollment of School Age Children from Residential Facilities | SED Policy and Field Memo, February 2009 |
| Educational Stability for Students in Foster Care | NYS Field Memo |
| Notes of Decisions Concerning the Assignment of Pupils to Schools Within a District | Notes of Decisions |
Employment of Minors
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| When is it legal for students to work - casual employment | |
| Who issues working papers | |
| Types of working papers | |
| Requirements to get working papers | |
| Proof of age | |
| Parental/guardian permission for full-time working papers | |
| Certification of physical fitness | |
| Pledge of employment | |
| Duties of Employers | |
| Keeping work papers at the work site | |
| Working papers for a farm | |
| Newspaper Carrier | |
| Working Papers Physicals | |
| Children as models | |
| Employment of minors under fourteen years of age | |
| Employment of minors fourteen or fifteen years of age | |
| Employment of minors sixteen to seventeen years of age | |
| Prohibited employment of minors | |
| Placement of minors by employment agencies | |
| Duties of employers | |
| Employment of minors fourteen to eighteen years of age under physical disability (not compliant with EL 3220) | |
| Duty of commissioner to transmit information | |
| Employment of persons apparently under eighteen years of age | |
| Physical examination of employed minors; cancellation of employment certificate | |
| Enforcement of violations relating to child performers, child models, street trades, and newspapers carriers | |
| Civil Penalties | |
| Hours of work for minors fourteen and fifteen years of age | |
| Hours of work for minors sixteen years of age | |
| Posting of hours | |
| Criminal penalties | |
| Children as performers | |
| Work protection from Viva88Department of Labor Standards | |
| Modeling permits for children | |
| Work exempt from requirement for working papers (casual employment) |
Foster Care
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| Public schools free to resident pupils; tuition from nonresident pupils | |
| Education of children in foster care |
Home, Hospital, or Institutional Instruction
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| New Regulation for Home, Hospital, or Institutional Instruction | CR 100.22 |
| Amended regulation for students with disabilities recommended for home, hospital, or institutional instruction | |
| Frequently Asked Questions for home, hospital, or institutional instruction | FAQs for HHI |
| Health and welfare services to all children | |
| Powers and duties of trustees in a Common School District | |
| Powers and duties of a Board of Education in a Union Free School District | |
| Provisions for tutoring Indian children | |
| More provisions for tutoring | |
| Units of Student and Units of Credit | |
| Alternative Assessment strategies for students with disabilities | |
| Referrals to Guidance for Attendance and behavior difficulties | |
| Alternatives to specific Regents and local diploma requirements | |
| Homebound/hospital instruction for nonpublic students | CD - Matter of Scales |
| Alternative Science Laboratory Experiences Related to Homebound Tutoring | Pertinent Information |
| Memorandum from Senior Deputy Commissioner John King June 2, 2010 | Memo to schools |
| Q&A's Related to Contracts for Instruction |
Home Schooling (by parents)
| Find laws and regulations related to Home Schooling |
Immunizations
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| Immunization Law | |
| Immunization Guidelines | Immunization Guidelines |
Length of School Day/Year
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| Minimum length of instructional year | |
| Minimum hours of instruction per day | |
| Minimum instruction for part time day | |
| Night school | |
| Minimum attendance expectations for students | |
| School year | |
| No school Saturdays or Holidays | |
| Public Holidays | |
| Release time for religious instruction | |
| Minimum hours in a school day | |
| Superintendent's Conference Days |
Parental Involvement
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)2 | |
| Filing an appeal to the Commissioner | |
| Program to prevent abduction of elementary school children | |
| Expectation of student attendance | |
| Definition of persons in parental relation and their duties | ) |
| Expectation of parental support of student attendance | |
| Consent to quit school for full time work | |
| Required immunization for school enrollment | |
| Limit the use of Social Security Numbers (SSN) for identification purposes | |
| Referrals to Guidance for Attendance and behavior difficulties |
Pre-Kindergarten
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| Pre-K program eligibility | |
| Pre-school eligibility | |
| Universal Pre-K and Experimental Kindergarten Programs |
Residency
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| Procedures to determine school district boundaries | |
| Public School Entitlement for residents of the district | |
| When property line intersects more than one district | |
| Rules for educating homeless children | |
| Definition of persons in parental relation and their duties | |
| Title 15-A - Designation of a Person n a Parental Relation (Kinship Care) | |
| When homeless children must be educated | |
| How to determine which district your child(ren) may attend for free | |
| Computation of tuition charges for nonresident pupils | |
| Computation of tuition charges for pupils who have received a high school diploma | |
| Matter of Pinto - residency | Decision No. 12,499 |
| A Guide to Understanding the New Rules for School Registration | English Spanish |
| Student Registration Guidance | Student Registration Guidance |
| Educational Services for Recently Arrived Unaccompanied Children | Educational Services for Recently Arrived Unaccompanied Children |
School Health Services
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| Medical & Health Service | |
| Health education regarding mental health, alcohol, drugs, tobacco abuse and the prevention and detection of certain cancers | |
| Immunization Law | |
| Special provision | |
| Declaration of policy and statement of purpose | |
| Emergency medical treatment | |
| Automated external defibrillators: Public access providers | |
| Definitions of School Health Services and Personnel | |
| Duties of Schools to Provide Health Services | |
| School Health Services to be Provided | |
| Health screenings | |
| On Site Cardiac Automated Defibrillators | |
| Concussion Management and Awareness | |
| Authorized Use of Epinephrine Auto-Injector | |
| Self-administration of Certain Medications by Students | |
| Opioid Overdose Prevention | |
| Sudden Cardiac Arrest | CR 136.9 |
| Children with Handicapping Conditions | |
| Clarification of Student Pregnancy and Confidentiality | SED Memo |
School Registration Enrollment
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| Immunization requirements prior to school enrollment | |
| School Registration Enrollment | |
| Parental relations and duties to support the school | |
| Evidence of Age | |
| Limit the use of Social Security Numbers (SSN) for identification purposes | |
| Enrollment of youth released from Residential Placements | |
| Diagnostic Screening | |
| Who may attend universal pre-K | |
| Child Name Change | NYS Supreme Court Decision |
| Educational Stability for Students in Foster Care | SED Policy Memo |
| Enrollment of youth released from Residential Placements | SED Policy Memo |
| School Health Services | SED Website |
| Immunizations | SED Website |
| Guidance for Student Registration | SED Website |
School Safety
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| Visitation and reports | |
| Fire and emergency drills | |
| School safety plans | |
| School safety plans | CR 155.17 |
| Reporting school closures and reopenings | CR 155.17(f) |
School Safety and Educational Climate
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| Uniform violent incident reporting system | |
| Uniform violent or disruptive incident reporting system | CR 100.2(gg) |
| Unsafe school choice |
Student Discipline
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| Codes of Conduct on School Property | |
| School Safety Plans | |
| Uniform Violent Incident Reporting System | |
| Instructions for suspension and hearings | |
| Behavior as a Manifestation of the Disability | |
| Special Needs Students, Weapons and Controlled Substances | |
| Behavior by a Student Presumed to Have a Disability | |
| Referrals to Guidance for Attendance and behavior difficulties | |
| Policy on School conduct and discipline | |
| Code of Conduct | |
| Parental notification of student suspension | |
| Prohibition of corporal punishment in public schools | |
| After School Detention | SED Policy Memo |
Student Suspension
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| Required instruction | |
| Who must get alternative instruction when suspended | |
| Instructions for suspension and hearings | |
| Management of suspended students | |
| Parental notification of student suspension | |
| Absence from alternative instruction | CD - Matter of Ackert |
Summer School
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| General powers and duties | |
| Appeals or petitions to commissioner of education and other proceedings | |
| Powers and duties of boards of education | |
| Public schools free to resident pupils; tuition from nonresident pupils | |
| Apportionment of public moneys to school districts employing eight or more teachers | |
| Aidable regular transportation | |
| Payment for July and August programs for students with disabilities | |
| General provisions | |
| School libraries | |
| Employment of school library media specialist | |
| Definition of academic intervention services | |
| Administration of elementary and secondary schools | |
| Determination of student residency and age | |
| Academic intervention services | |
| Additional requirements for the Regents diploma | |
| Credit by examination | |
| Making up incomplete or failed course credit | |
| Pupil Records | |
| pupil attendance recordkeeping | |
| Summer School | |
| Qualified personnel for services for English Language Learners for Programs | CR 154.2.2(u) |
| School district responsibilities | CR 154-2.3 |
| Bilingual education program requirements | CR 154-2.3(d) |
| Designation of school districts to receive nonresident students | |
| Twelve-month special service and/or program | |
| Kelly Services, Inc. v. USNY, et al | Decision No. 7512.06 |
| Matter of DeMasi, et al | Decision No. 8954 |
| Matter of Roman and Battle | Decision No. 9859 |
| Matter of Friedman | Decision No. 10236 |
| Appeal of Stamler | Decision No. 14036 |
| Appeal of McKenna, et al | Decision No. 14774 |
| Appeal of Barker and Pitcher | Decision No. 15375 |
| Appeal of Woodarek | Decision No. 15422 |
Transition Liaison
| Description | Citation |
|---|---|
| Children in care; responsibility for education | |
| Students confined in certain facilities; responsibility for issuance of diplomas | |
| Enrollment of youth released or conditionally released from residential facilities | |
| Determination of student residency and age | |
| Residential facility definition | |
| Physical education exemption while in residential facility | |
| Transfer credit in residential facility | |
| Educational programs and services in full-time residential care in homes or facilities | |
| Instructional Programs for Students Incarcerated in Correctional FacilitiesÌý |