NY Educ L § 4210 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 6 - Special Schools and Instruction Article 85 - Instruction of the Deaf and of the Blind 4210 - Aid for Blind or Deaf Students.

§ 4210. Aid for blind or deaf students. 1. a. Whenever a blind or deaf   person,  who  is  a  citizen  of  this  state  and  a  student in actual   attendance at a college, university, technical or  professional  school,   including  agriculture  and technical institutes and state institutes of   applied arts and sciences, located in this state and authorized  by  law   to  grant  degrees,  or  licensed  private  career schools as defined in   article one hundred one of this title and located in this  state,  other   than an institution established for the regular instruction of the blind   or  deaf, shall be designated by the trustees thereof as a fit person to   receive the aid hereinafter provided for, there shall  be  paid  by  the   state  for  the  use  of  such student a sum not to exceed four thousand   dollars per annum, subject to terms and  conditions  prescribed  by  the   commissioner  in  regulations and within the limits of the appropriation   therefor, with which to provide such  students  with  support  to  read,   including  the  employment of persons to read to such student and/or the   purchase of technology to assist the student in reading from  text-books   and  pamphlets  in  his  or  her  studies at such college, university or   school, or to  aid  such  student,  in  receiving  instruction  in  such   studies.b.  The  trustees  of any institution meeting the requirements of this   section shall  submit  reports  in  such  form  and  at  such  times  as   prescribed  by  the  commissioner  identifying  the  number  of students   eligible to receive aid pursuant to this subdivision and shall  estimate   the  funds  needed  to  support  such  students  as provided herein. The   commissioner shall advance twice during the school  year  to  each  such   institution  such  estimated  amounts  within  the  limits of the annual   appropriation provided therefore.c. At the conclusion of the academic year for  which  such  funds  are   provided,  each institution receiving funds pursuant to this subdivision   shall submit to the commissioner a final accounting for the use of  such   funds  and  any  additional  reporting  requirements  prescribed  by the   commissioner in regulations and shall return any unspent funds.2. Such moneys shall be paid annually,  after  the  beginning  of  the   school  year  of  such  institution, by the commissioner of taxation and   finance on the warrant of the comptroller,  to  the  treasurer  of  such   institution,  on  his presenting an account showing the actual number of   blind or deaf students matriculated and attending the institution, which   account shall be verified  by  the  president  of  the  institution  and   accompanied  by  his  certificate that the trustees have recommended the   students named in said account as hereinbefore provided.3. The trustees of any of the said  institutions  shall  recommend  no   blind  or deaf person, who is not regularly matriculated, and who is not   in good and regular standing, and who is not working for a  degree  from   the institution in which he or she is matriculated; and no blind or deaf   person  shall  be  recommended,  who  is  not  doing  the work regularly   prescribed by the institution for the degree for which he or  she  is  a   candidate. The moneys so paid to any such institution shall be disbursed   for  the  purposes  aforesaid by and under the direction of its board of   trustees.4. Funds appropriated in  the  two  thousand  seventeen--two  thousand   eighteen   academic  year  and  thereafter  for  the  purposes  of  this   initiative shall be allocated on a first-come, first serve  basis  based   on  the  order  of  applications  received  by  the  commissioner,  in a   timeframe and manner prescribed by the commissioner in regulations.5. Funds allocated pursuant  to  this  section  shall  supplement  not   supplant  any aid provided and/or devices currently used by the college,   university, technical or professional school, including agriculture  and   technical  institutes  and state institutes of applied arts and sciences    or licensed private career schools as defined in article one hundred one   of this title, for the purposes of this section.