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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Section 3.16 - Delegation of authority with respect to charter schools

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(a) Complaints against charter schools. The
				Board of Regents delegates to the Commissioner of Education the authority to
				receive, investigate and respond to complaints presented to the Board of
				Regents pursuant to Education Law section 2855(4), the authority to issue
				appropriate remedial orders pursuant to Education Law section 2855(4), and the
				authority to place a charter school on probationary status and to develop and
				impose a remedial action plan pursuant to Education Law section
				2855(3).
(b) Hearings. The Board of
				Regents delegates to the Commissioner of Education the authority to conduct and
				hold public hearings as required pursuant to article 56 of the Education Law to
				solicit comments from the community including, but not limited to, hearings in
				connection with the issuance, revision or renewal of a charter pursuant to
				Education Law section 2857(1-a) and hearings to discuss the location of a
				charter school pursuant to Education Law section 2853(3)(a).
(c) Charter revisions.
(1) The Board of Regents delegates the
				Commissioner of Education the authority to approve, on behalf of the Board of
				Regents, proposed revisions of a charter pursuant to Education Law section
				2852(7), except for proposed revisions relating to:
(i) key school design changes that are
				inconsistent with that approved in the current charter;
(ii) location, if such revision results in
				relocation to another school district, or in the case of the city school
				district of the city of New York, if such revision results in relocation to
				another borough;
(iii) changes in
				maximum enrollment that results in a total increase of more than 15% above
				currently authorized enrollment, and any enrollment decrease, as set forth in
				the current charter during the charter term; and/or
(iv) grades served, as set forth in the
				current charter.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Section 3.17 - Procedures for the conduct of charter school revocation proceedings

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(a) A revocation
				proceeding initiated by the Board of Regents under Education Law, section
				2855 shall be conducted as follows:
(1) Notice of intent to revoke a charter
				shall be provided to the board of trustees of the charter school at least 30
				days prior to the effective date of the proposed revocation. Such notice shall
				include a statement of reasons for the proposed revocation. The charter school
				shall be allowed at least 30 days to correct the problems associated with the
				proposed revocation.
(2) The
				charter school shall be provided the opportunity to submit a written response
				to the notice of intent to revoke. Such response may include supporting
				affidavits, exhibits and other documentary evidence and may present legal
				argument.
(3) The charter school
				shall, upon request, be provided an opportunity for oral argument before a
				panel of the Board of Regents consisting of at least three Regents designated
				by the chancellor or the Board of Regents.
(4) After its consideration of the written
				response and of any oral argument held, the designated Regents panel shall make
				a recommendation to the full Board of Regents as to whether the charter should
				be revoked. Such recommendation may include, in lieu of revocation, the
				placement of the charter school on probationary status pursuant to Education
				Law, section
				2855(3) and the imposition
				of a remedial action plan, or such other action as the panel deems
				appropriate.
(5) The Board of
				Regents may accept or reject, in whole or in part, the recommendation of the
				designated Regents panel and the decision of the Board of Regents shall be
				final. The order of the Board of Regents revoking the charter shall also revoke
				the certificate of incorporation of the charter school.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Incorporation › Section 3.20 - Form of incorporation

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The incorporation by the Regents, in accordance with the
					 provisions of Education Law article 5, and of these rules, of colleges,
					 universities and other post-secondary institutions of learning, of schools
					 offering instruction at the levels from pre-kindergarten through secondary, and
					 of libraries, museums and historical societies will be evidenced by the
					 issuance of a charter. The incorporation of all other institutions and
					 organizations having educational purposes deemed worthy of recognition and
					 encouragement by the Regents will be evidenced by the issuance of a certificate
					 of incorporation. All corporations created by the Regents, whether by the
					 issuance of a charter or by the issuance of a certificate of incorporation,
					 shall possess the corporate powers enumerated in and conferred by the charter
					 or certificate of incorporation, together with those additional powers
					 conferred by law upon corporations created pursuant to the provisions of the
					 Education Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Incorporation › Section 3.21 - Absolute charter

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An absolute charter shall not be given to an institution,
					 pursuant to section 216  of the
					 Education Law, unless:
(a) in the
				  judgment of the Regents such institution possesses resources and equipment
				  available for its use and support and sufficient and suitable for its chartered
				  purposes, and maintains an organization of usefulness and character
				  satisfactory to the Regents; and
(b) the case of an institution of higher or
				  professional learning, including, but not limited to colleges, universities,
				  schools of law, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, nursing,
				  optometry, podiatry, chiropractic, architecture or engineering, the institution
				  has submitted evidence in writing which, in the judgment of the Regents, makes
				  it appear likely that the institution will be successful in achieving
				  registration of its academic programs.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Incorporation › Section 3.22 - Provisional charter

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A provisional charter shall be granted for a period not
					 exceeding five years, but may be extended by the Regents, during which period
					 the institution holding such charter shall have an opportunity to meet the
					 requirements for an absolute charter. The institution shall have under such
					 provisional charter all the powers, privileges and obligations that it would
					 have under an absolute charter, except that it shall not have power to confer
					 degrees. In the case of an institution of higher or professional learning,
					 including, but not limited to colleges, universities, schools of law, medicine,
					 dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, nursing, optometry, podiatry,
					 chiropractic, architecture or engineering, the institution shall submit
					 evidence in writing which, in the judgment of the Regents, makes it appear
					 likely that the institution will be successful in achieving registration of is
					 academic programs.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Incorporation › Section 3.23 - Application and fees

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An educational institution desiring incorporation or
					 admission to the university or registration by the department shall file
					 application giving the information required in such form and manner as shall be
					 prescribed by the commissioner. The fee for a provisional charter shall be
					 $100; for a Regents certificate of incorporation, $100; for an order of
					 consolidation, $100; for an extension of a provisional charter, $60; for an
					 absolute charter, $60; for an amendment of a charter, $60; for an order
					 dissolving a Regents corporation, $60; for a certificate of existence shall be
					 $10, and for certified copies of charter actions taken by the Board of Regents
					 shall be $10. The fee, which shall accompany the filing of a request for the
					 commissioner's consent to the filing with the Secretary of State of a
					 certificate of incorporation, a certificate of amendment of a certificate of
					 incorporation, an application for authority to do business in New York, a
					 certificate of dissolution of a corporation, or a certificate of merger of a
					 corporation, or for a waiver of the need to secure such consents, shall be $20
					 for business corporations and $10 for not-for-profit
					 corporations.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Incorporation › Section 3.24 - Execution of charters, decrees and certificates

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The action of the Regents in incorporating institutions,
					 changing their corporate names, altering, suspending or revoking their
					 charters, dissolving their corporate existence, approving transfers of their
					 property, approving the acceptance of conditional gifts, and all similar acts
					 of the Regents shall, in addition to the record of their proceedings, be
					 evidenced by charters, decrees, certificates or other appropriate instruments,
					 which shall be executed by and in behalf of the university under its seal, be
					 attested by the official signatures of the chancellor or the vice chancellor,
					 or the senior Regent, and of the president, and a photostat copy thereof shall
					 be filed in the office of the president as a public record.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Incorporation › Section 3.25 - Representations as to corporate status

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An institution or organization to which a charter, either
					 provisional or absolute, or a certificate of incorporation has been issued by
					 the Regents, shall make no statement as to its corporate status in its
					 publications, letterheads, advertising or promotional material or other written
					 materials prepared for distribution to or for the information of the public,
					 except as follows:
(a) An institution
				  or organization to which a provisional charter has been issued may make the
				  statement "Provisionally chartered by the Regents of the University of the
				  State of New York."
(b) An
				  institution or organization to which an absolute charter has been issued may
				  make the statement "Chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of
				  New York".
(c) An institution or
				  organization to which a certificate of incorporation has been issued may make
				  the statement "Incorporated under the New York State Education Law".
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Incorporation › Section 3.26 - Consent to incorporation

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Education Law, § 216
The commissioner, pursuant to Education Law section 216,
					 may consent to the formation of a corporation or company under the Business
					 Corporation Law, Limited Liability Company Law, and the Not-for-Profit
					 Corporation Law and to the amendment of the certificate of incorporation,
					 application for authority, or articles of organization of an entity so formed,
					 whose purposes include the operation of a school or schools offering
					 instruction in any of the grades 1 through 12, including instruction for the
					 handicapped, or offering instruction at the kindergarten or prekindergarten
					 level, if the proposed certificate of incorporation, application for authority,
					 or articles of organization or amendment thereof specifically states
					 that:
(a) Domestic business
				  corporation.
(1) The corporation and any
				  school or educational program which it may conduct shall be subject to and
				  comply with all of the statutory provisions, rules of the Regents and
				  regulations of the commissioner which would be applicable to a corporation
				  created by the Regents pursuant to section 216  of the Education Law for the
				  same purpose or purposes.
(2)
				  Within 30 days after receipt by the corporation of an order of the Board of
				  Regents directing such action, the holders of a majority of all the outstanding
				  shares of the corporation entitled to vote upon an amendment of the certificate
				  of incorporation will cause to be filed with the Secretary of State a
				  certificate of amendment to the certificate of incorporation deleting therefrom
				  all provisions authorizing the corporation to operate such a school or schools,
				  and changing the corporate name, if necessary, to delete therefrom any word or
				  words which indicate that the corporation operates such a school or schools.
				  Such an order of the Board of Regents shall be made only upon the same grounds
				  and after the same procedures as are applicable to the revocation of a charter
				  granted by the Regents pursuant to section 216  of the Education Law for the
				  purpose of authorizing the corporation thereby created to operate a school or
				  schools.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Incorporation › Section 3.28 - Amendment of charters to eliminate restrictions upon the admission of students of a particular sex

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The charter of any institution of higher education, if
					 issued by the Regents or by special act of the Legislature, which provides that
					 admission to the institution shall be limited on the basis of sex shall, after
					 approval by the commissioner of a plan for the admission of students of the
					 opposite sex, including facilities, staff and program, and upon the filing with
					 the Board of Regents of a resolution duly adopted upon the affirmative vote of
					 no fewer than three-fourths of the whole number of trustees, deleting such
					 limitation, be deemed to be amended accordingly.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Incorporation › Section 3.31 - Removal of trustees

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The provisions of this section shall apply to a proceeding
					 pursuant to Education Law section 226(4) for the removal of a trustee or
					 trustees of a corporation (institution) created by the Board of Regents, for
					 misconduct, incapacity, neglect of duty and/or failure or refusal of the
					 institution to carry into effect its educational purposes.
(a)
Initiation of proceeding.
An application seeking removal shall be made upon either a
					 verified petition brought by a petitioner who is aggrieved by the actions of
					 the trustee or trustees, or upon a proceeding brought by the Board of Regents
					 of its own initiative. In the event such proceeding is instituted by the Board
					 of Regents, it shall be commenced upon a vote by the Board and service of an
					 order to show cause, and thereafter the procedure as set forth in this section
					 shall be followed so far as applicable.
(b)
Parties.
The party making an application upon a verified petition
					 shall be known as petitioner and any adverse party, as respondent. After an
					 application is made in accordance with these rules, no party shall be joined or
					 be permitted to intervene, except by leave or direction of the Board of Regents
					 as provided herein.
(c)
Pleadings.
(1) Types of
				  pleadings. There shall be a petition, an answer, and, if new material is
				  alleged in the answer, a reply thereto. No other pleading will be permitted,
				  except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subdivision.
(2) Additional pleadings. The Counsel and
				  Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs of the State Education Department (the
				  counsel) may permit or require the service and filing of additional pleadings
				  upon such terms and conditions as he or she may specify. An additional pleading
				  may be served upon all other parties and filed with the office of counsel only
				  with the prior written permission of the counsel, granted upon application of
				  the party desiring to submit such pleading. The proposed pleading shall
				  accompany such application, and both the application and the proposed pleading
				  shall be served upon all other parties in accordance with subdivision (g) of
				  this section.
(3) Form of
				  pleadings. All pleadings and affidavits shall be submitted in typewritten form,
				  double spaced, on white paper 81/2 by 11 inches in size, and shall set forth
				  the allegations of the parties in numbered paragraphs. Such pleadings shall be
				  addressed "To the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New
				  York/State Education Department", and shall be filed in accordance with the
				  provisions of subdivision (h) of this section.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Admission, Privileges and Grades of Secondary Schools › Section 3.32 - Admission of public schools to the university

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All public elementary, middle and secondary schools in the
					 State of New York, other than charter schools, shall be registered by the Board
					 of Regents pursuant to the regulations of the commissioner and all public
					 schools shall be deemed admitted to the University of the State of New
					 York.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Admission, Privileges and Grades of Secondary Schools › Section 3.33 - Grades

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Secondary schools shall be graded as junior high schools,
					 middle high schools, industrial high schools, technical high schools,
					 continuation high schools, and high schools, and the requirements therefor
					 shall be as follows:
(a) A junior high
				  school shall consist of the seventh, eighth and ninth grades, organized as a
				  separate unit with approved courses of study and approved apparatus and
				  library.
(b) A middle high school
				  shall maintain an approved course of study covering one year of high school
				  work above the eighth grade. It shall have approved apparatus and
				  library.
(c) A high school (senior)
				  shall maintain an approved four-year course of study above the eighth grade and
				  shall have approved apparatus and library. Such term shall include the six-year
				  high school, covering the work of grades 7 to 12.
(d) Industrial high schools may offer one-,
				  two-, three- or four-year industrial or trade courses open to pupils who have
				  completed the work of the eighth grade of the elementary schools. Such schools
				  shall be organized as a separate unit with distinctive, approved courses of
				  study and with approved equipment and facilities for industrial and trade
				  education.
(e) Technical high
				  schools may offer three- or four-year general or specialized technical courses
				  of secondary school grade. Such schools shall be organized as a separate unit
				  with distinctive, approved courses of study and approved equipment for
				  technical work.
(f) Continuation
				  high schools may offer general or specialized courses open to pupils 16 and 17
				  years of age who are not regularly enrolled in the full-time schools. Such
				  schools shall be organized as a separate unit with distinctive courses of study
				  and equipment and facilities adequate for providing the proper instruction for
				  working children.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Apportionments › Section 3.35 - Public schools

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(a) No
				  school district shall receive any apportionment of funds unless it submits all
				  required reports, maintains an approved course of study, provides a school
				  building and site in conformity with the requirements of the Education Law, the
				  rules of the Regents and the regulations of the commissioner, and meets all
				  other requirements of law. No school district shall receive any apportionment
				  of funds based upon attendance of pupils at a secondary school unless such
				  school:
(1) makes general use of the Regents
				  examinations in the senior high school grades; and
(2) requires each class throughout its course
				  to have during each school week a minimum of four recitations in English, which
				  shall include the study of the language and literature and practice in
				  composition.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Apportionments › Section 3.36 - Nonpublic schools

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The Commissioner of Education, with the approval of the
					 Regents, shall promulgate regulations relating to the apportionment of funds to
					 non-public schools pursuant to the provisions of chapter 507 of the Laws of
					 1974.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Apportionments › Section 3.37 - Consolidation

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If two school districts are consolidated, the
					 apportionments due both for the current year shall be paid to the consolidated
					 district. If an academy becomes the academic department of a union free school
					 district by lease or adoption, the apportionment due to the academy for the
					 current year shall be paid to such district where it appears that the work is
					 satisfactorily continued.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Apportionments › Section 3.38 - Tuition of nonresident pupils

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No school shall be entitled to compensation from public
					 moneys for the tuition of nonresident academic pupils unless such pupils, while
					 under instruction:
(a) resided in a
				  district of this State which did not then maintain an approved academic
				  department of a grade which the pupil was qualified to enter;
(b) were duly qualified for admission as
				  prescribed by the commissioner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Apportionments › Section 3.39 - State aid calculations

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Except where otherwise specifically provided for by statute
					 or in other provisions of this Title, calculations made in the determination
					 and payment of State aid for school districts, boards of cooperative
					 educational services, or any other entity entitled to receive an apportionment
					 pursuant to the Education Law, or any other law shall be made as
					 follows:
(a) payments of State aid,
				  whether partial or in full, shall be rounded up to the next whole
				  dollar;
(b) totals and category
				  subtotals of expenditures, tax levies, valuations, and revenues (including
				  State aid) shall be rounded up to the next whole dollar; and
(c) pupil count components and subtotals
				  shall be expressed to two decimal places without rounding, except that resident
				  weighted average daily attendance, total wealth pupil units, and total aidable
				  pupil units for operating aid shall be rounded up to the next whole
				  number.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Diplomas and Degrees › Section 3.45 - Diplomas

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No high school diploma shall be conferred which does not
					 represent four years or their equivalent in grades above grade eight, and no
					 such diploma shall be conferred upon a pupil who has not achieved a passing
					 rating in each of the basic competency tests established by the
					 commissioner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Diplomas and Degrees › Section 3.46 - Degree-conferring power

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No institution in this State shall confer any honorary or
					 other degree unless so authorized by its charter or by authorization of the
					 Regents. No charter shall authorize an institution to confer any degree on
					 requirements lower than those fixed by the department as the minimum for that
					 degree. The commissioner shall make regulations for the conferring of degrees,
					 and no institution shall confer a degree except in accordance with such
					 regulations. Degrees shall be limited to those approved by the Regents in
					 section
					 3.50  of this
					 Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Diplomas and Degrees › Section 3.48 - Requirements for honorary degrees

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(a) No honorary degree shall be conferred by
				  the Board of Regents on behalf of the University of the State of New York
				  except by three-quarters vote of the Regents by ballot at a regular meeting, on
				  a candidate recommended therefor at a previous meeting.
(b) Any institution of higher education
				  authorized to award any earned baccalaureate or higher degree, which holds an
				  absolute charter or the equivalent thereof, and which is accredited by an
				  accrediting association recognized by the United States Office of Education,
				  may confer any registered honorary degree.
(c) The board of trustees of any community
				  college may confer any registered honorary associate degree.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Diplomas and Degrees › Section 3.49 - Diplomas for university degrees

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The conferring of any degree by the Regents shall be
					 certified by a parchment under seal bearing the signatures of the chancellor
					 and the president.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Diplomas and Degrees › Section 3.50 - Registered degrees

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The following degrees and their corresponding symbols are
					 authorized and approved.
(a) General
				  degrees in course.
(1) Liberal Arts and
				  Science:
Associate in Arts (A.A.)
Associate in Science (A.S.)
Bachelor of Arts (A.B. or B.A.)
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Master of Arts (A.M. or M.A.)
Master of Science (M.S.)
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Note: Associate in Science degree. Any institution of
					 higher education authorized to confer both the Associate in Applied Science
					 degree and the Associate in Arts degree may, without individual application for
					 amendment to its charter, confer the Associate in Science degree, providing the
					 programs leading to the degree have been registered in accordance with the
					 regulations of the commissioner.
(2) Professional Studies:
Bachelor of Professional Studies (B.P.S.)
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)
Master of Professional Studies (M.P.S.)
Doctor of Arts (D.A.)
Doctor of Professional Studies (D.P.S.)
Note: Any institution of higher education authorized to
					 confer the Bachelor of Arts degree or the Bachelor of Science degree may confer
					 the Bachelor of Professional Studies degree; any institution of higher
					 education authorized to confer the Master of Arts degree or the Master of
					 Science degree may confer the Master of Professional Studies degree; any
					 institution of higher education authorized to confer the Doctor of Philosophy
					 degree may confer the Doctor of Professional Studies degree; provided that the
					 programs leading to the degrees have been registered in accordance with the
					 regulations of the commissioner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Diplomas and Degrees › Section 3.51 - Annual reports

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All institutions in the university shall transmit to the
					 department yearly, on or before September 1st, a report in prescribed form for
					 the preceding statutory school year. No such institution whose report is not
					 filed before the 20th day of September shall participate in any apportionments,
					 unless such neglect is duly excused. Any institution failing to report for two
					 consecutive years shall be deemed to have discontinued its operations, and
					 after due notice its charter may be suspended as provided in section 222  of the Education Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Diplomas and Degrees › Section 3.52 - Vacancies in institutions

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In case the office of chief executive of an institution in
					 the university shall be vacant for one year without satisfactory excuse
					 therefor, the Regents may fill the vacancy. The person so appointed shall
					 continue in office during the pleasure of the Regents, and shall have the same
					 powers, salary, emoluments and privileges as his immediate predecessor in
					 office; or, if he had no immediate predecessor, he shall have such salary as
					 the Regents shall direct to be paid by such institution.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Diplomas and Degrees › Section 3.54 - Definition and classification of degrees

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Education Law, § 6401
For purposes of apportioning State aid pursuant to section 6401  of the Education Law, earned degrees
					 are classified as follows:
(a) An
				  earned associate degree shall represent completion of two academic years of
				  full-time study or an equivalent which can be shown to accomplish the same
				  goals.
(b) An earned bachelor's
				  degree shall represent completion of four academic years of full- time study or
				  an equivalent which can be shown to accomplish the same goals.
(c) An earned master's degree shall represent
				  completion of one academic year of graduate- level study or an equivalent that
				  can be shown to accomplish the same goals. For purposes of apportioning State
				  aid only, the following degrees shall be classified with earned master's
				  degrees: bachelor of laws (LL.B.); doctor of law (J.D.); master of comparative
				  jurisprudence (M.C.J.); master of comparative law (M.C.L.); master of laws
				  (LL.M.).
(d) An earned doctoral
				  degree shall represent completion of three academic years of graduate-level
				  study or an equivalent that can be shown to accomplish the same goals. Doctoral
				  studies shall include the production of a substantial report on research, or
				  the independent investigation of a topic of significance to the field of study,
				  or the production of an appropriate creative work, or the development of
				  advanced professional skills. For purposes of apportioning State aid only, the
				  following degrees shall be classified with an earned doctoral degree: doctor of
				  dental surgery (D.D.S.); doctor of medicine (M.D.); doctor of podiatric
				  medicine (D.P.M.); doctor of medical science (Med.Sc.D.); doctor of
				  chiropractic (D.C.); doctor of osteopathy (D.O.); doctor of juridical science
				  (S.J.D.); and doctor of science of law (J.S.D.).
(e) An earned master of philosophy degree
				  shall represent completion of all requirements for the doctor of philosophy
				  degree except the dissertation, but shall not constitute a separate degree for
				  the purpose of this section or of Education Law, section 6401.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Diplomas and Degrees › Section 3.55 - Affiliation of new york incorporated institutions with unaccredited institutions of higher education outside of new york state

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An individual, association, copartnership or corporation in
					 New York which is not empowered to confer associate, baccalaureate or higher
					 degrees shall not offer a program leading to a degree to be conferred by an
					 institution, located within or outside of New York State, which is not
					 accredited for degree purposes by an accrediting agency recognized by the
					 United States Office of Education.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Diplomas and Degrees › Section 3.57 - Conferral of the degree of doctor of medicine (m.d.) by the board of regents

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An applicant for the degree of doctor of medicine (M.D.)
					 pursuant to the provisions of section 6529  of the Education Law, shall submit
					 evidence, satisfactory to the department, of:
(a) completion of a medical education program
				  in a foreign medical school satisfactory to the department which does not grant
				  the degree doctor of medicine (M.D.) and in which the philosophy and curriculum
				  were equivalent, as determined by the department, in accordance with the policy
				  of the Board of Regents, to those in programs leading to the degree of doctor
				  of medicine (M.D.) at medical schools in the United States satisfactory to or
				  registered by the Board of Regents and the department;
(b) licensure to practice medicine in New
				  York State in accordance with provisions of section 6524 or 6528  of the
				  Education Law or their equivalent as determined by the Regents pursuant to
				  their authority under section 6506  of the Education Law; and
(c) each applicant shall pay a fee of three
				  hundred dollars to the education department for the issuance of such
				  degree.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Diplomas and Degrees › Section 3.58 - Proprietary college degree-conferring authority

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(a) Definitions. As used in this section:
(1) Change of ownership or control means
				  merger or consolidation with any corporation; sale, lease, exchange or other
				  disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the institution; and
				  the transfer of a controlling interest (at least 51 percent) of the stock of a
				  corporation.
(2) Deputy
				  commissioner means the deputy commissioner for the Office of Higher
				  Education.
(3) Proprietary college
				  means an institution that is operated on a for-profit basis, offers
				  postsecondary educational programs, and has been granted by the Board of
				  Regents authority to confer degrees.
(4) Prospective owner means an individual or
				  individuals seeking ownership or control of a proprietary college and
				  requesting the consent of the Board of Regents for the transfer of
				  degree-conferring authority of the institution upon the change of ownership or
				  control.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 3 - University Of The State Of New York; State Education Department › Diplomas and Degrees › Section 3.59 - Authorization of an independent/not-for-profit higher education institution to offer programs leading to postsecondary degrees

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(a) Definitions. For purposes of this section
				  only:
(1) Institution means an
				  independent/not-for-profit institution of higher education whose corporate
				  purpose includes the provisional or permanent authorization to offer
				  postsecondary curricula registered pursuant to Part 52 of this Title, leading
				  toward any one or number of the undergraduate and/or graduate degrees set forth
				  in Section 3.50  of this Title. Authorization
				  to operate as an independent/not-for-profit institution must be provided
				  through the issuance of a charter by the Board of Regents pursuant to Sections
				  3.21 or
				  3.22  of this Title, as applicable.
				  In rare circumstances, Regents authorization to operate as an
				  independent/not-for-profit institution may be provided through the Consent of
				  the Commissioner to an amendment to the corporate purposes of an existing
				  corporation, which holds a certificate of incorporation or has been formed
				  under the not-for-profit corporation laws of New York State.
(2) Provisional authorization means
				  authorization to offer postsecondary curricula registered pursuant to Part 52
				  of this Title, leading toward any undergraduate and/or graduate degree(s) set
				  forth in Section
				  3.50  of this Title. An institution
				  granted provisional authorization shall have all the powers, privileges, and
				  obligations that it would have under permanent authorization, except it shall
				  not have the power to confer degrees.
(3) Permanent authorization means
				  institutional authorization to offer curricula registered pursuant to Part 52
				  of this Title, with all the powers, privileges, obligations of an institution
				  that is granted an absolute charter pursuant to Section
				  3.21  of this Title, including the
				  authority to confer specific degrees set forth in Section
				  3.50  of this Title.
(4) Satisfactory, sufficient, effective, and
				  reasonable likelihood means satisfactory, sufficient, effective, and reasonable
				  likelihood respectively in the judgment of the
				  Commissioner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 5 - Dormitory Authority › Section 5.1 - Filing of summary statement

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The Dormitory Authority appointed under the provisions of
				  chapter 524 of the Laws of 1944 shall file with the Regents a summary statement
				  concerning each project for the erection of dormitories.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 6 - New York State School For The Blind › Section 6.1 - Government and control

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The commissioner is hereby charged with the following powers
				  and duties in relation to the New York State School for the Blind:
(a) He shall have general control,
				supervision and management thereof and shall establish regulations for the
				accomplishment of its purposes and objects.
(b) He shall have the custody, keeping and
				management of its grounds, buildings and all its other property.
(c) He shall determine the number of heads of
				departments and other positions.
(d) Whenever more persons apply for admission
				than can be accomodated, the commissioner shall so apportion the number
				received that each county shall be represented in the ratio established by
				law.
(e) Whenever it shall be
				deemed necessary by the commissioner to have a pupil permanently removed from
				the school in accordance with the bylaws and regulations thereof, such pupil
				shall be promptly removed by his parents, guardians or friends upon the order
				of the commissioner. If the parent, guardian or friends of any pupil shall
				fail, through neglect or inability, to provide him with proper clothing or with
				funds to defray his necessary traveling expenses, or to remove him, the
				commissioner shall furnish such clothing, pay such traveling expenses or remove
				[continued ] such pupil to the care of the public welfare official or the
				public welfare district in which he has his legal residence.
(f) In case of the death at the school of any
				pupil whose body shall not be removed or whose funeral expenses shall not be
				paid by his parents, guardians or friends, the commissioner shall pay the
				necessary burial expenses and charge them to the public welfare district in
				which the pupil had his legal residence.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 6 - New York State School For The Blind › Section 6.2 - Nonresidents

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Residents of other states may be admitted by special
				  appointment of the commissioner, and shall pay in advance to the department a
				  tuition fee fixed by the commissioner by regulation.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 6 - New York State School For The Blind › Section 6.3 - Board of visitors

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The board of visitors of such school shall have the following
				  powers and duties:
(a) They shall
				organize in January of each year by electing a president and a secretary and
				shall meet in January, June and September and at such other times as they may
				prescribe.
(b) They shall keep
				themselves informed as to the teaching force, activities and other needs of
				such school, and advise with the superintendent thereof in relation
				thereto.
(c) They shall report to
				the commissioner on all matters affecting its welfare, with special reference
				to the physical condition of the school plant--repairs, replacements, new
				buildings, equipment--and other special needs and activities of such school,
				and they shall make such recommendations with relation thereto as they shall
				deem proper.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 6 - New York State School For The Blind › Section 6.4 - Diplomas

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Diplomas shall be granted only to pupils who meet the
				  requirements for graduation. Regents diplomas shall be granted to those
				  students meeting Regents requirements. School diplomas shall be granted to
				  those students completing prescribed special courses approved by the Department
				  of Education.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 7 - Teaching Certificates For Public School Service › Section 7.1 - Issuance and classification

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(a)
				The commissioner shall make regulations governing the training and
				certification of all persons requiring certification employed in the public
				schools of the State. The certificates issued pursuant to such regulations
				shall be of the following general classifications:
(1) certificates for administrative and
				supervisory and educational leadership service;
(2) certificates for classroom teaching
				service;
(3) certificates for
				school service;
(4) certificates of
				qualification; and
(5) professional
				coaching certificates.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 7 - Teaching Certificates For Public School Service › Section 7.2 - General regulations

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Local school authorities may require for any teaching
				  position a professional or academic standard higher than that prescribed by the
				  commissioner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter I - Rules of the Board Of Regents › Part 7 - Teaching Certificates For Public School Service › Section 7.3 - License and contract

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No trustee or board of education shall contract with a
				  teacher not legally qualified. None of the school moneys apportioned to a
				  district shall be applied to the payment of an unqualified teacher, nor shall
				  the teacher's salary, or any part thereof, be collected by a district tax,
				  unless the time for which such teacher has taught has been legalized by the
				  commissioner. A teacher shall possess or be entitled to a certificate of
				  qualification, or shall possess or be entitled to a provisional certificate, or
				  shall possess a regional credential before the teacher enters into a contract
				  to teach; and before beginning service the teacher shall present the
				  certificate or credential for recording to the city, village or district
				  superintendent in whose jurisdiction he or she is to teach.