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NY Educ L § 695 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 14-A - New York State College Choice Tuition Savings Program 695 - Program Established.

§  695.  Program  established.  There is hereby established the college    choice tuition savings program and such program shall be known and  may    be  cited  as  the  "New  York  state  college  choice  tuition savings    program".
NY Educ L § 695-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 14-A - New York State College Choice Tuition Savings Program 695-A - Purposes.

§  695-a.  Purposes. The purposes of the tuition savings program shall   be to authorize the establishment of  family  tuition  accounts  and  to   provide guidelines for the maintenance of such accounts to:1. Enable residents of this state and other states to benefit from the   tax  incentive  provided  for qualified state tuition programs under the   Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and2. Attract students to public and private  colleges  and  universities   within the state.
NY Educ L § 695-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 14-A - New York State College Choice Tuition Savings Program 695-C - Functions of the Comptroller and the Corporation.

§  695-c.  Functions  of  the comptroller and the corporation.  1. The   comptroller and the corporation shall implement the  program  under  the   terms  and  conditions  established  by this article and a memorandum of   understanding  relating  to  any  terms  or  conditions  not   otherwise   expressly provided for in this article.2.   In   furtherance   of   such  implementation  the  memorandum  of   understanding shall address the  authority  and  responsibility  of  the   comptroller and the corporation to:a.  develop  and implement the program in a manner consistent with the   provisions of this article through rules and regulations established  in   accordance with the state administrative procedure act;b.    engage  the  services  of  consultants  on  a contract basis for   rendering professional and technical assistance and advice;c.  seek rulings and other guidance from the United States  Department   of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service relating to the program;d.    make changes to the program required for the participants in the   program to obtain the federal income tax benefits or treatment  provided   by  section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any   similar successor legislation;e.   charge, impose,  and  collect  administrative  fees  and  service   charges  in  connection  with  any  agreement,  contract  or transaction   relating to the program;f. develop marketing plans and promotion material;g. establish the methods by which the funds held in such  accounts  be   dispersed;h.  establish  the method by which funds shall be allocated to pay for   administrative costs; andi.  do all things necessary and proper to carry out  the  purposes  of   this article.
NY Educ L § 695-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 14-A - New York State College Choice Tuition Savings Program 695-F - Program Limitations; Family Tuition Account.

§  695-f.  Program  limitations; family tuition account. 1. Nothing in this article shall be construed to:   a. give any designated beneficiary any rights or legal  interest  with respect  to  an account unless the designated beneficiary is the account owner;   b. guarantee that a designated beneficiary  will  be  admitted  to  an eligible educational institution;   c.  create  state  residency  for  an  individual  merely  because the individual is a designated beneficiary; or   d. guarantee that amounts  saved  pursuant  to  the  program  will  be sufficient  to  cover  the  qualified  higher  education  expenses  of a designated beneficiary.   2. a. Nothing in this article shall create or be construed  to  create any  obligation  of  the  comptroller,  the  state,  or  any  agency  or instrumentality of the state to guarantee for the benefit of any account owner or designated beneficiary with respect to:  (i) the rate of interest or other return on any account; and  (ii) the payment of interest or other return on any account.   b. The comptroller and the corporation by  rule  or  regulation  shall provide that every contract, application, deposit slip, or other similar document  that  may  be  used  in  connection  with a contribution to an account clearly indicate that the account is not insured  by  the  state and  neither  the  principal  deposited  nor  the  investment  return is guaranteed by the state.
NY Educ L § 695-G (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 14-A - New York State College Choice Tuition Savings Program 695-G - Scholarships and Financial Aid.

§  695-g.  Scholarships and financial aid.  Monies in a family tuition   account shall not be used toward  the  calculation  of  New  York  state   financial aid under a financial aid program administered by the state.
NY Educ L § 702 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 15 - Text-Books 702 - Requisites for Change.

§ 702. Requisites  for  change.    1. When a text-book shall have been   designated for  use  in  a  school  district  or  city  as  provided  in   subdivision  one of section seven hundred one, it shall not be lawful to   supersede such text-book by any other book within a period of five years   from the time of such designation, except upon a three-fourths  vote  of   the  board of education, trustees or of such body or officer as performs   the function of such board.
NY Educ L § 704 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 15 - Text-Books 704 - Text-Books Containing Seditious or Disloyal Matter.

§ 704. Text-books   containing  seditious  or  disloyal  matter.    No   text-book in any subject used in the public schools in this state  shall   contain  any  matter  or  statements  of any kind which are seditious in   character, disloyal to the United States or favorable to  the  cause  of   any  foreign  country  with  which the United States may be at war.  The   commission, consisting of the  commissioner  of  education  and  of  two   persons  to  be  designated  by  the  regents, whose duty it shall be on   complaint to examine text-books used in the public schools of the state,   in the subjects of civics, economics,  English,  history,  language  and   literature,  for  the  purpose  of  determining  whether such text-books   contain any matter or statements of any  kind  which  are  seditious  in   character,  disloyal  to  the United States or favorable to the cause of   any foreign country with which the United  States  may  be  at  war,  is   hereby  continued.    Any person may present a written complaint to such   commission that a text-book in any of the aforesaid subjects for use  in   the  public  schools  of  this  state or offered for sale for use in the   public schools of this state contains matter or statements in  violation   of  this section, specifying such matter or statements in detail. If the   commission determine that the text-book against which complaint is  made   contains  any  such  matter  or statements, it shall issue a certificate   disapproving the use of such text-book in the  public  schools  of  this   state,  together  with  a  statement of the reasons for its disapproval,   specifying the matter found unlawful.  Such certificate  of  disapproval   of  a  text-book,  with  a  detailed  statement  of  the reasons for its   disapproval, shall be duly forwarded to the boards of education or other   boards or authorities having jurisdiction of the public schools  of  the   school   districts  of  this  state,  and  after  the  receipt  of  such   certificate the use of a text-book so disapproved shall be  discontinued   in such school district.Any  contract  hereafter  made by any such board of education or other   school authorities for the purchase  of  a  text-book  in  any  of  such   subjects,  which  has  been  so disapproved, shall be void.   Any school   officer or teacher who permits a text-book  in  any  of  such  subjects,   which  has  been so disapproved, to be used in the public schools of the   state, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
NY Educ L § 705 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 15 - Text-Books 705 - Penalty for Violation.

§ 705. Penalty  for  violation.    Any  person  violating  any  of the   provisions of this article shall be liable to a penalty of not less than   fifty  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  for  every  such   violation,  to  be  sued for by any taxpayer of the school district, and   recovered before any justice of the peace and when collected, to be paid   to the collector or treasurer for the benefit of said school district.
NY Educ L § 712 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 15-A - School Library Materials 712 - Loan of School Library Materials.

§ 712. Loan of school library materials.  1. In the several cities and   school  districts  of  the  state, boards of education, trustees or such   body or officers as perform the function of such boards shall  have  the   power  and  duty  to  loan  upon  request of an individual or a group of   individual pupils, to all pupils defined in subdivision three of section   seven hundred eleven of this article, school library  materials.  School   library  materials loaned to such pupils attending private schools shall   be school library materials which are designated for use in  any  public   elementary  or  secondary  schools  of  the state or are approved by any   board of education, trustees or other school  authorities.  Such  school   library materials are to be loaned free to such children subject to such   rules  and  regulations  as  are  or  may  be prescribed by the board of   regents  and  such  boards  of  education,  trustees  or  other   school   authorities.2.  No  school  district  shall  be  required  to  loan school library   materials in excess of the school library materials owned or acquired by   such district pursuant to section seven hundred eleven of this  article.   Such  school  library materials shall be loaned on an equitable basis to   children defined in subdivision three of section seven hundred eleven of   this article attending in the current year. The payment of tuition under   article eighty-nine of this chapter is deemed to be an equitable loan to   children for whom such tuition is paid.
NY Educ L § 720 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 15-C - Textbook Access Act 720 - Definitions.

§ 720. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall   have the following meanings:1.  "Bundled"  means  a  textbook  and  any  other  learning material,   including,  but  not  limited  to,   workbooks,   online   technologies,   dictionaries,  CD-ROMS,  or  books, packaged together to be sold for one   price.2. "Institution of higher education" means any institution  of  higher   education,  recognized  and approved by the regents of the university of   the state of New York, which provides a course of study leading  to  the   granting of a post-secondary degree or diploma.3.  "Publisher"  means  any  publishing  house,  publishing  firm,  or   publishing company that publishes textbooks and supplemental materials.4. "Textbook" means any textbook that is  adopted  for  a  course,  as   determined  by  the  faculty  member  or  members or entity charged with   choosing that textbook.5.  "Supplemental  materials"  means  materials  that  supplement  the   primary  textbook  or  textbooks  that come in the form of another book,   online technologies, a workbook, CD-ROM, or any other format,  and  that   can  be  used  by a faculty member or a student during the teaching of a   course.6. "Adopter" means  any  faculty  member  or  academic  department  at   institutions of higher learning responsible for considering and choosing   textbooks  and/or  supplemental  materials  to be utilized in connection   with the accredited courses taught at institutions of higher education.
NY Educ L § 721 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 15-C - Textbook Access Act 721 - Pricing Transparency.

§  721.  Pricing  transparency. 1. To ensure pricing transparency, all   publishers  of  college  textbooks  shall,  on  request,  make   readily   available  to  prospective adopters of their products who are members of   the faculties or purchasing entities of institutions of higher education   the price at which the publisher would make the  products  available  to   the college bookstore that would offer the products to students.2.  For  purposes  of  this  section,  the  term  "products" means all   versions of a textbook or set of textbooks, except custom  textbooks  or   special editions of textbooks, available in the subject area for which a   prospective   adopter  is  teaching  a  course,  including  supplemental   materials, both when sold together or separately from a textbook.
NY Educ L § 722 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 15-C - Textbook Access Act 722 - Sales of Textbooks, Textbook Bundles.

§  722.  Sales of textbooks, textbook bundles. Textbooks shall be sold   in the same manner as ordered by such faculty member or entity in charge   of selecting textbooks  for  courses.  In  the  event  such  product  is   unavailable  as  ordered, the bookstore, faculty, and relevant publisher   shall work together to provide the best possible  substitute  that  most   closely  matches  the  requested  item or items, and the publisher shall   make available the price  of  such  substitute  or  substitutes  readily   available.
NY Educ L § 723 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 15-C - Textbook Access Act 723 - Special Role of Faculties in Adoptions.

§  723.  Special  role  of faculties in adoptions. Each institution of   higher education shall institute policies that encourage faculty members   or the entity in charge of textbook adoptions to place their orders with   sufficient lead-time to  enable  the  university,  or  contract-managed,   bookstore  to  confirm  the availability of the requested materials and,   when appropriate,  the  availability  of  used  textbooks  or  alternate   digital formats.
NY Educ L § 724 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 15-C - Textbook Access Act 724 - Policies Addressing Course Material Adoptions and Sample Materials.

§  724.  Policies  addressing  course  material  adoptions  and sample   materials. No employee at  an  institution  of  higher  education  shall   demand  or  receive  any  payment,  loan,  advance, goods, or deposit of   money, present or  promised,  for  adopting  specific  course  materials   required  for  coursework  or  instruction;  with the exception that the   employee may receive:1. sample copies, instructor's copies, or instructional material, that   are not to be sold;2. royalties or  other  compensation  from  sales  of  textbooks  that   include such instructor's own writing or work;3. honoraria for academic peer review of course materials; or4. training in the use of course materials and learning technologies.
NY Educ L § 752 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 16 - Computer Technology 752 - Loan of Computer Software.

§ 752. Loan of computer software.  1. In the several cities and school   districts  of  the  state, boards of education, trustees or such body or   officers as perform the function of such boards shall have the power and   duty to loan upon request of an individual  or  a  group  of  individual   pupils,  to  all  pupils  defined  in subdivision three of section seven   hundred fifty-one of this article, software programs. Software  programs   loaned  to  such  pupils  attending  private  schools  shall be software   programs which are designated  for  use  in  any  public  elementary  or   secondary  schools  of  the  state  or  are  approved  by  any  board of   education, trustees or other school authorities. Such software  programs   are  to  be  loaned  free  to  such  children  subject to such rules and   regulations as are or may be prescribed by the board of regents and such   boards of education, trustees or other school authorities.2. No school district shall be required to loan software  programs  in   excess  of  the  software  programs  owned  or acquired by such district   pursuant to section  seven  hundred  fifty-one  of  this  article.  Such   software  programs  shall  be  loaned  on an equitable basis to children   defined in subdivision three of section seven hundred fifty-one of  this   article  attending  in  the  current  year. The payment of tuition under   article eighty-nine of this chapter is deemed to be an equitable loan to   children for whom such tuition is paid.
NY Educ L § 754 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 16 - Computer Technology 754 - Loan of Instructional Computer Hardware.

§  754.  Loan  of  instructional  computer hardware. 1. In the several   cities and school districts of the state, school authorities, as defined   in subdivision twelve of section two of this  chapter,  shall  have  the   power  and  duty,  to the extent provided in this section, to loan, upon   request of an individual or a group of individual pupils, to all  pupils   legally  attending  nonpublic elementary or secondary schools located in   the school district, instructional computer hardware which is designated   for use in any public elementary or secondary schools of the state or is   approved by any school authorities. Such instructional computer hardware   is to be loaned free to such children, commencing with the two  thousand   seven--two  thousand  eight  school  year,  subject  to  such  rules and   regulations as are or may be prescribed by the board of regents and such   school authorities.2. No school district shall be required to loan instructional computer   hardware in excess of the instructional computer  hardware  acquired  by   such  district  pursuant  to  section  seven hundred fifty-three of this   article. Such instructional computer hardware  shall  be  loaned  on  an   equitable  basis to children attending nonpublic schools in the district   in the current year, provided that nothing  in  this  article  shall  be   construed  to  require  a  school district to loan to children attending   nonpublic schools, pursuant  to  this  section,  instructional  computer   hardware purchased with local or federal funds or with state funds other   than  funds apportioned pursuant to this article. The payment of tuition   under article eighty-nine of this chapter is deemed to be  an  equitable   loan  to  children  for whom such tuition is paid, and the provisions of   this section shall not apply.3. School authorities shall adopt regulations specifying the  date  by   which  requests  for  the  purchase  and  loan of instructional computer   hardware must be received by the district. Notice of such date shall  be   given  to all non-public schools in the school district. Such date shall   not be earlier than the first day of June of the school  year  prior  to   that  for which such instructional computer hardware is being requested,   provided, however, that a parent or guardian of a child not attending  a   particular  non-public school prior to June first of the school year may   submit a written request  for  instructional  computer  hardware  within   thirty  days  after such child is enrolled in such non-public school. In   no event, however, shall a request made later than the  times  otherwise   provided  pursuant  to  this  subdivision  be  denied where a reasonable   explanation is given for the delay in making the request.
NY Educ L § 801-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 17 - Instruction in Certain Subjects 801-A - Instruction in Civility, Citizenship and Character Education.

§ 801-a. Instruction in civility, citizenship and character education.   The  regents  shall  ensure  that  the  course  of instruction in grades   kindergarten  through  twelve  includes   a   component   on   civility,   citizenship  and  character  education.  Such  component  shall instruct   students   on   the   principles   of   honesty,   tolerance,   personal   responsibility,  respect  for  others,  with an emphasis on discouraging   acts of harassment, bullying, discrimination,  observance  of  laws  and   rules, courtesy, dignity and other traits which will enhance the quality   of  their  experiences  in,  and  contributions  to, the community. Such   component shall include instruction of  safe,  responsible  use  of  the   internet  and electronic communications. The regents shall determine how   to incorporate such component in existing curricula and the commissioner   shall promulgate any regulations needed to carry out such  determination   of  the regents. For the purposes of this section, "tolerance," "respect   for others" and "dignity" shall include  awareness  and  sensitivity  to   harassment,  bullying,  discrimination  and civility in the relations of   people of different races, weights,  national  origins,  ethnic  groups,   religions,  religious  practices,  mental  or physical abilities, sexual   orientations, genders, and sexes.
NY Educ L § 802 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 17 - Instruction in Certain Subjects 802 - Instruction Relating to the Flag; Holidays.

§  802. Instruction relating to the flag; holidays. 1. It shall be the   duty of the commissioner to prepare, for the use of the  public  schools   of  the  state, a program providing for a salute to the flag and a daily   pledge of allegiance to the flag, and instruction in its correct use and   display  which  shall  include,  as  a  minimum,  specific   instruction   regarding  respect  for  the  flag  of the United States of America, its   display and use as provided by federal statute and regulation  and  such   other patriotic exercises as may be deemed by him to be expedient, under   such   regulations   and  instructions  as  may  best  meet  the  varied   requirements of the different grades  in  such  schools.  However,  such   instruction  shall include, as a minimum, the provisions of sections one   hundred seventy through one hundred seventy-seven of title thirty-six of   the United States Code.2. a. It shall also be the duty of the commissioner  to  make  special   provision  for  the  observance  in  the  public  schools  of  Lincoln's   birthday, Washington's birthday, Memorial day and  Flag  day,  and  such   other legal holidays of like character as may be hereafter designated by   law when the legislature makes an appropriation therefor.b.  It  shall  also  be  the  duty of the commissioner to make special   provision for the observance of a brief period of silence for  September   11th Remembrance Day.3.  Nothing  herein contained shall be construed to authorize military   instruction or drill in the public schools during school  hours,  except   that  the  board  of  education  of any school district may offer during   school hours a junior reserve officer training  program  in  conjunction   with the United States Department of Defense to those students in grades   nine through twelve who are at least fourteen years of age provided that   enrollment and participation in such program is voluntary on the part of   the  student and written consent of a parent or guardian is submitted by   such student and further provided, that the conduct of instruction on or   the presence within any school of any type of current or future weaponry   as part of such program is prohibited.