NY Educ L § 2102-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 43 - School District Officers--Town and County Officials Part 1 - General Provisions 2102-A - Required Training for School District Officers.

§ 2102-a. Required training for school district officers.  1. a. Every   trustee or voting member of a board of education of a school district or   a  board of cooperative educational services, elected or appointed for a   term beginning on or after July first, two thousand five, shall,  within   the  first  year  of his or her term, complete a minimum of six hours of   training  on  the  financial  oversight,  accountability  and  fiduciary   responsibilities of a school board member.b.  In  addition  to  the  training  required  by  paragraph a of this   subdivision, every trustee or voting member of a board of education of a   school district or a board of cooperative educational services,  elected   or  appointed  for  a first term beginning on or after the first of July   next succeeding the effective date of this paragraph, shall, within  the   first  year  of  his or her term, complete a training course to acquaint   him or her with the powers, functions and duties of boards of education,   as well as the powers and duties of other governing  and  administrative   authorities affecting public education.c.  Upon  demonstration of compliance, no trustee or member of a board   of education or a board of cooperative  educational  services  shall  be   required  to repeat the training requirements provided for in paragraphs   a and b of this subdivision. Nothing in this section shall be deemed  to   require  a member of a central high school district board or a member of   a  board  of  cooperative  educational   services   to   complete   such   requirements if such member has already completed such requirements as a   member  of  a  board  of  a  component  school district. Nothing in this   section shall be deemed to require trustees or voting members of a board   of education of a school district or a board of cooperative  educational   services to complete the requirements of paragraph b of this subdivision   if  such  trustee  or  member  is  seated  or appointed on or before the   effective date of the chapter of the  laws  of  two  thousand  ten  that   amended this subdivision.2.   The   curriculum   used  for  training  on  financial  oversight,   accountability and fiduciary responsibilities shall be approved  by  the   commissioner  in  consultation  with  the comptroller and the curriculum   used for the general training shall be  approved  by  the  commissioner.   These   curricula  may  be  offered  together  as  a  single  course  or   separately. The training required by this  section  may  be  offered  by   providers approved by the commissioner. In approving other providers for   these   trainings,   the   commissioner  shall  consider  the  potential   provider's understanding of the educational environment,  the  roles  of   trustees  and  boards of education and boards of cooperative educational   services,  and  the  experience  of  the  provider  in  delivering  such   training.3.  Each  trustee  or  member  shall demonstrate compliance with these   requirements  by  filing  with  the  district  clerk  a  certificate  of   completion  of such course or courses issued by the provider. Actual and   necessary expenses incurred by a trustee or member in complying with the   foregoing requirements shall be a charge against the school district.4. As long as the chancellor of a school district in a city  having  a   population  of one million or more inhabitants shall annually certify to   the commissioner that such district has a training program that meets or   exceeds the requirements of this section, the provisions of this section   shall not apply to such school district.