NY Educ L § 1801 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 37 - Central School Districts 1801 - Formation and Changes of Central School Districts.

§ 1801.   Formation  and  changes of central school districts.  1. The   commissioner of education is hereby authorized and empowered to lay  out   central  school  districts  for  the establishment of central schools to   give instruction in elementary or elementary and  high  school  subjects   and  to  fix,  determine  and define the boundaries of said districts as   hereinafter provided.2. The commissioner is authorized and empowered to make and  enter  in   his  office  orders laying out territory in new central school districts   or annexing to existing central school districts territory not contained   within a city school district in a city having a population of more than   ten thousand  inhabitants,  and  not  contained  within  a  city  school   district  having  a  full  valuation  of  taxable real estate per public   school pupil residing in the district  of  more  than  fifteen  thousand   dollars;  provided,  however,  that no territory contained within a city   school  district  in  a  city  having  a  population  of  ten   thousand   inhabitants  or  less may be included in new central school districts or   annexed to existing central school districts after July first,  nineteen   hundred  fifty-five.  The  commissioner  of  education is authorized and   empowered to make and enter in his office orders dissolving and annexing   a central  school  district  or  districts  to  another  central  school   district,  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  subdivision two of section   eighteen hundred two of this chapter.   The commissioner in  laying  out   such  central school districts and in fixing and defining the boundaries   thereof shall include  only  territory  of  suitable  size  conveniently   located  for  the attendance of pupils and having a sufficient number of   pupils for the establishment of a central school. The commissioner shall   designate all central school districts by such  simplified  name  as  he   shall deem proper.3. Within ten days after the making and entry of the order pursuant to   this  section,  the commissioner shall transmit a certified copy thereof   to the clerk, or in the event there is  no  clerk,  to  the  trustee  or   trustees  of  each school district the territory of which is affected by   said order. The clerk, the trustee or trustees,  as  the  case  may  be,   shall, within five days after receipt of such order, post a copy thereof   in five conspicuous places in such district.4.  No  central  school district laid out by order of the commissioner   shall operate as a central school district, nor be entitled  to  receive   the benefits of a central school district until it has been organized by   the  qualified  voters of the district in accordance with the provisions   of this article, provided, however, a central school district which  was   organized  prior  to  April  seventh,  nineteen  hundred  forty-four, or   pursuant to the provisions of this section and to which territory may be   annexed shall not be required to again organize.5. The commissioner of education is hereby authorized and empowered to   make and enter in his office an order annexing the territory  of  common   school  district number three of the town of Wilmington, Essex county to   central school district number two of the  town  of  North  Elba,  Essex   county,  together  with  such territory of common school district number   one of the town of Wilmington, Essex county as will  provide  contiguity   between  the  aforementioned  Wilmington  common  school district number   three and North Elba central school district number two.