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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter C - Teacher › Part 84 - Access To School Employee Personnel Records › Section 84.3 - Purposes and use

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Information obtained from employee personnel records by
					 members of the board of education shall be used only for the purpose of aiding
					 the members of the board to fulfill their legal responsibilities in making
					 decisions in such employee personnel matters as appointments, assignments,
					 promotions, demotions, remuneration, discipline or dismissal, or to aid in the
					 development and implementation of personnel policies, or such other uses as are
					 necessary to enable the board to carry out legal
					 responsibilities.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter C - Teacher › Part 85 - Mentor Teacher-internship Program › Section 85.1 - Definitions

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As used in section 3033  of the Education Law and in this
					 Part:
(a) Intern shall mean a person
				  who:
(1) is a full-time teacher with no
				  greater than a 90 percent classroom instruction assignment employed by the
				  governing body of a school district or board of cooperative educational
				  services having an approved internship plan, and is in his or her first or
				  second year of service in a particular license area or area of certificate
				  title;
(2) holds a valid
				  provisional or permanent teacher's certificate or temporary emergency license
				  issued by the Commissioner of Education, or a valid regular teaching license,
				  temporary per diem certificate for a field in which no licensed person is
				  available to teach, or the equivalent of a temporary emergency license issued
				  by the city school district of the City of Buffalo, other than a certificate or
				  license valid for supervisory or administrative service; and
(3) has not participated in the mentor
				  teacher-internship program in the previous year.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter C - Teacher › Part 86 - Albert Shanker National Board For Professional Teaching Standards Certification Grant Program › Section 86.1 - Definitions

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For purposes of Education Law, section 3004-a and of this
					 Part:
(a) Eligible teacher shall mean
				  a teacher who:
(1) is currently teaching in a
				  public school in New York State;
(2) holds tenure;
(3) is a graduate of an accredited college or
				  university;
(4) holds a valid New
				  York State teaching certificate or a valid teaching license issued pursuant to
				  law or regulation by the superintendent of schools of the city school district
				  of Buffalo or by the chancellor of the city school district of the City of New
				  York; and
(5) has made application
				  to the national board for acceptance as a certificate candidate.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter C - Teacher › Part 86 - Albert Shanker National Board For Professional Teaching Standards Certification Grant Program › Section 86.1 - Definitions

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For purposes of Education Law, section
					 3004-a and of this Part:
(a) Eligible teacher shall mean a teacher
				  who:
(1) is currently teaching in a public
				  school in New York State;
(2) holds
				  tenure;
(3) is a graduate of an
				  accredited college or university;
(4) holds a valid New York State teaching
				  certificate or a valid teaching license issued pursuant to law or regulation by
				  the superintendent of schools of the city school district of Buffalo or by the
				  chancellor of the city school district of the City of New York;
(5) was accepted as a certificate candidate
				  by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards on or after April 1,
				  1999, or has made application to the national board for acceptance as a
				  certificate candidate on or after September 1, 1999; and
(6) has not previously received funding
				  pursuant to Education Law, section
				  3004-a, the Albert Shanker National Board
				  for Professional Teaching Standards Certification Grant Program.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter C - Teacher › Part 86 - Albert Shanker National Board For Professional Teaching Standards Certification Grant Program › Section 86.2 - Application

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Eligible teachers seeking a grant pursuant to Education
					 Law, section 3004-a and this Part shall submit an application in a form
					 provided by the commissioner. Such application shall include documentation that
					 the applicant is an eligible teacher, which may include a written statement
					 signed by an officer of the sponsoring school district verifying that the
					 applicant is employed as a tenured teacher by such sponsoring district.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter C - Teacher › Part 86 - Albert Shanker National Board For Professional Teaching Standards Certification Grant Program › Section 86.2 - Application

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Eligible teachers seeking a grant pursuant to Education
					 Law, section
					 3004-a and this Part shall submit an
					 application in a form provided by the commissioner. Such application shall
					 include the following:
(a)
				  documentation that the applicant is an eligible teacher, which may include a
				  written statement signed by an officer of the sponsoring school district
				  verifying that the applicant is employed as a tenured teacher by such
				  sponsoring district; and
(b)
				  documentation that the applicant has properly submitted a completed application
				  for national board certification to the National Board for Professional
				  Teaching Standards between April 1, 1999 and June 30, 2000, inclusive, and that
				  such applicant meets the national board's eligibility criteria.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter C - Teacher › Part 86 - Albert Shanker National Board For Professional Teaching Standards Certification Grant Program › Section 86.3 - Processing and approval of applications

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Applications for grant awards received by the department
					 from eligible teachers shall be evaluated and processed by the department in
					 the following manner:
(a) An eligible
				  teacher who submits a properly completed application to the department during
				  the application period and a properly completed application for national board
				  certification to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, may be
				  eligible to receive a grant award pursuant to Education Law, section 3004-a and
				  this Part, to the extent that funds are available, in the order in which the
				  application is received by the department.
(b) An eligible teacher may apply to receive
				  grant award funds to cover costs associated with the following types of
				  applications:
(1) an initial application to
				  the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for national board
				  certification;
(2) a one-time
				  retake of the application process to obtain national board certification;
				  or
(3) to pursue a Maintenance of
				  Certification.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter C - Teacher › Part 86 - Albert Shanker National Board For Professional Teaching Standards Certification Grant Program › Section 86.4 - Allocation of grant awards

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Pursuant to Education Law, section 3004-a and this Part, a
					 grant in an amount of up to $2,500 shall be made available from the Albert
					 Shanker National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification Grant
					 Program to each eligible teacher and sponsoring school district, as
					 follows:
(a) Each eligible teacher who
				  is awarded a grant shall receive an amount up to $2,500 to defray the
				  unreimbursed expenses of certification by the National Board for Professional
				  Teaching Standards.
(b) From such
				  $2,500 grant, each eligible teacher's sponsoring school district may be
				  eligible to receive a direct reimbursement from the department in an amount up
				  to $500 to cover the cost of supportive services, which may include the cost of
				  hiring a substitute teacher for up to three days or the duration of such
				  eligible teacher's approved leave, whichever is less. To qualify for such
				  reimbursement, a sponsoring school district must submit an affirmation of
				  support and a statement of expenditures, in a form prescribed by the
				  commissioner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter C - Teacher › Part 86 - Albert Shanker National Board For Professional Teaching Standards Certification Grant Program › Section 86.4 - Allocation of grant awards

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Pursuant to Education Law, section
					 3004-a and this Part, a grant in an
					 amount of up to $2,500 shall be made available from the Albert Shanker National
					 Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification Grant Program to each
					 eligible teacher and sponsoring school district, as follows:
(a) Each eligible teacher who is awarded a
				  grant shall receive an amount up to $2,500 to defray the unreimbursed expenses
				  of certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching
				  Standards.
(b) From such $2,500
				  grant, each eligible teacher's sponsoring school district shall be eligible to
				  receive a direct reimbursement from the department in an amount up to $500 to
				  cover the cost of supportive services, which may include the cost of hiring a
				  substitute teacher for up to three days or the duration of such eligible
				  teacher's approved leave, whichever is less. To qualify for such reimbursement,
				  a sponsoring school district must submit an affirmation of support and a
				  statement of expenditures, in a form prescribed by the commissioner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter C - Teacher › Part 86 - Albert Shanker National Board For Professional Teaching Standards Certification Grant Program › Section 86.5 - Repayment obligations

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(a) An
				  eligible teacher who receives a grant award pursuant to Education Law, section
				  3004-a and this Part shall be liable for
				  repayment of such grant to the department if such eligible teacher:
(1) does not complete the process;
				  or
(2) completes the process, but
				  does not teach in a New York State public school for at least one full year
				  after achieving National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
				  Certification.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter C - Teacher › Part 87 - Criminal History Record Check For Prospective School Employees And Applicants For Certification › Section 87.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of this Part is to set forth requirements and
					 procedures for the fingerprinting and the State Education Department's criminal
					 history record check of prospective school employees for service in covered
					 schools, as defined in section
					 87.2  of this Part,
					 and applicants for certification for service in the public schools of New York
					 State in order to determine whether such individuals shall be granted a
					 clearance for employment and/or certification by the State Education
					 Department.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter C - Teacher › Part 87 - Criminal History Record Check For Prospective School Employees And Applicants For Certification › Section 87.3 - Requirements for applicants for certification

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An individual who applies on or after July 1, 2001 for
					 certification as a superintendent of schools, teacher, administrator or
					 supervisor, teaching assistant, or in any other title for which a teaching or
					 administrative license or certificate is required pursuant to Part 80 of this
					 Title, shall meet the requirements of this section, except for individuals who
					 apply for a permanent certificate and hold a valid provisional certificate,
					 applied for prior to July 1, 2001, in the same title for which the permanent
					 certificate is sought, and except that the requirements of this section shall
					 not be applicable for an individual to qualify for a temporary license,
					 pursuant to section
					 80-5.10 
					 of this Title, for employment by the city school district of the City of New
					 York, provided that such individual has been cleared for employment by such
					 school district after fingerprinting and a criminal history record check,
					 pursuant to section 2590-h (20)  of the
					 Education Law.
(a) Where the applicant
				  is not already in the SED criminal history file, except as provided in section
				  87.9(d) 
				  of this Part, the applicant for certification shall:
(1) consent to the department making a
				  request for his or her criminal history record from the DCJS and the Federal
				  Bureau of Investigation, upon a form prescribed by the department that meets
				  the requirements of section 305 (30)(b)  of the Education
				  Law; and
(2) be fingerprinted for
				  purposes of a criminal history record check by authorized personnel of a
				  designated fingerprinting entity. The applicant for certification shall cause
				  the designated fingerprinting entity to transmit two sets of completed
				  fingerprint cards to the department for the purpose of a criminal history
				  record check and clearance for certification along with the consent form and
				  the fee required by section
				  87.8  of this Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter C - Teacher › Part 87 - Criminal History Record Check For Prospective School Employees And Applicants For Certification › Section 87.6 - Procedures for subsequent criminal history notifications

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(a) For individuals who are in the SED
				  fingerprint file, the department shall send a notification of the arrest, which
				  shall state the date of the arrest and the court of jurisdiction, to the
				  employing covered school concerning subsequent criminal history notifications
				  received by the department from DCJS, provided that the department's records
				  indicate that the individual is employed by the covered school.
(b) For applicants for or holders of
				  certification pursuant to Part 80 of this Title, for whom subsequent criminal
				  history notifications reveal an arrest for a crime, the department shall
				  transmit such information to the department's assistant commissioner of the
				  Office of Teaching Initiatives for a determination of good moral character
				  pursuant to Part 83 of this Title.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter C - Teacher › Part 87 - Criminal History Record Check For Prospective School Employees And Applicants For Certification › Section 87.7 - Removal from the sed criminal history file

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Where individuals have been separated from employment at a
					 covered school and have not become employed in the same or another covered
					 school within 12 months of such separation, the department shall notify DCJS of
					 such separation for the purpose of destroying the fingerprints of such person.
					 Upon request of such person, the department shall notify DCJS prior to the
					 expiration of such 12- month period for the purpose of destroying his or her
					 fingerprints and the department shall so notify DCJS. Such individuals shall be
					 removed from the SED criminal history file.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter C - Teacher › Part 87 - Criminal History Record Check For Prospective School Employees And Applicants For Certification › Section 87.10 - Special requirements for nonpublic or private elementary or secondary schools that elect to fingerprint and seek clearance from the department for prospective employees beginning july 1, 2007

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(a) Beginning July 1, 2007, any nonpublic or
				  private elementary or secondary school that elects to submit to the department
				  requests for criminal history record review for prospective employees shall
				  notify the assistant commissioner of the Office of Teaching Initiatives, or his
				  designee, on forms to be provided by the department of its intent to elect to
				  fingerprint and seek clearance from the department for prospective employees
				  through the department's TEACH online services system. Upon receipt of such
				  election form, the assistance commissioner shall begin accepting fingerprints
				  for prospective employees of that nonpublic or private elementary or secondary
				  school for the purpose of clearance of employment.
(b) Any nonpublic or private elementary or
				  secondary school that elects to submit requests for criminal history record
				  review to the department for prospective employees shall do so with respect to
				  each such prospective employee, in accordance with section 3001-d  of the Education Law.
(c) Any nonpublic or private elementary or
				  secondary school that elects to submit requests for criminal history record
				  review to the department shall also develop a policy for the safety of the
				  children who have contact with an employee holding conditional appointment or
				  emergency conditional appointment.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter D - Libraries › Part 90 - Public And Free Association Libraries › Section 90.1 - Registration of libraries

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The Division of Library Development shall determine, by
					 inspection and from the reports of public, free association and Indian
					 libraries, whether the requirements of the Regents and of the commissioner for
					 registration of libraries are met. If any library is shown to be operating a
					 service that fails to meet such requirements, registration shall be suspended
					 until they are met, or may be rescinded, and no State or local grants shall be
					 paid for its support.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter D - Libraries › Part 90 - Public And Free Association Libraries › Section 90.2 - Standards for registration of public, free association and Indian libraries

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(a) Registration
				  standards through December 31, 2020. A public, free association or Indian
				  library registered on or before December 31, 2020 shall meet the following
				  registration standards:
(1) is governed by
				  written bylaws which outline the responsibilities and procedures of library
				  board of trustees;
(2) has a
				  board-approved, written long-range plan of service;
(3) presents an annual report to the
				  community on the library's progress in meeting its goals and
				  objectives;
(4) has board-approved
				  written policies for the operation of the library;
(5) presents annually to appropriate funding
				  agencies a written budget which would enable the library to meet or exceed
				  these standards and to carry out its long-term plan of service;
(6) periodically evaluates the effectiveness
				  of the library's collections and services in meeting community needs;
(7) is open the following scheduled hours:
Population
Minimum Weekly Hours Open
Up to 500
12
500-2,499
20
2,500-4,999
25
5,000-14,999
35
15,000-24,999
40
25,000-99,999
55
100,000 and above
60
(8) maintains a facility to meet community
				  needs, including adequate space, lighting, shelving, seating, and a
				  restroom;
(9) provides equipment
				  and connections to meet community needs including, but not limited to a
				  telephone, photocopier, telefacsimile capability, and microcomputer or terminal
				  with printer, to provide access to other library catalogs and other electronic
				  information;
(10) distributes
				  printed information listing the library's hours open, borrowing rules,
				  services, location and phone number; and
(11) employs a paid director in accordance
				  with the provisions of Section
				  90.8 
				  of this Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter D - Libraries › Part 90 - Public And Free Association Libraries › Section 90.4 - Central library services aid

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(a)
				  Definitions. As used in this section and Education Law §273(1)(b):
(1)
Central library
means
				  the library so designated in the public library system's approved plan of
				  service.
(2)
Co-central
				  libraries
means the two libraries so designated in the public library
				  system's approved plan of service.
(3)
Approved plan of service
means the public library system's plan of service submitted to the State
				  Library pursuant to Education Law §272(1).
(4)
Professional position
means a position that requires a public librarian professional certificate
				  pursuant to section
				  90.7  of this Part.
(5)
Library materials and information
				  resources
means adult, juvenile, fiction, nonfiction, foreign language
				  or reference materials in any format.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter D - Libraries › Part 90 - Public And Free Association Libraries › Section 90.5 - Reference and research library resources systems

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(a) Governance.
(1) The trustees shall employ a full-time
				  director who is a trained professional librarian and who has had at least eight
				  full years of post-masters of library science professional library experience,
				  at least two years of which shall have been in an administrative capacity, or
				  equivalent experience as determined by the commissioner, and who holds, or is
				  eligible for, certification under section
				  90.7 
				  of this Part.
(2) Prior to
				  commencement of his or her duties, the treasurer of a reference and research
				  library resources system, appointed pursuant to section
				  90.6(c)(1) 
				  of this Part, shall be bonded with such penalty and sureties as the board shall
				  direct and approve.
(3) Voting.
				  Each voting member institution of a reference and research library resources
				  system shall have one vote in the election of each trustee at the annual
				  meeting, and each member institution shall designate an official representative
				  who shall have the authority to cast the member institution's vote.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter D - Libraries › Part 90 - Public And Free Association Libraries › Section 90.7 - Certificates for librarians in registered public, free association and indian libraries

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(a)
				  Professional certificates.
(1) Public
				  librarian's professional certificates shall be granted to those who pay the
				  statutory fee pursuant to Education Law, section
				  279 and:
(i) have submitted evidence that they hold a
				  graduate library degree from a library school located within New York State
				  which is registered by the State Education Department, or from a library school
				  program which is accredited by the American Library Association; or
(ii) hold a conditional certificate and have
				  completed at least six graduate credits in library science from a library
				  school program which has been accredited by the American Library Association or
				  registered by the department, and two years of satisfactory professional
				  experience in a public library located within the United States.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter D - Libraries › Part 90 - Public And Free Association Libraries › Section 90.8 - Appointment of library personnel

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(a) Each registered public, free association
				  or Indian library shall appoint library personnel on or after May 19, 1975, in
				  accordance with the following provisions:
(1)
				  A library which is a member of a public library system and serves a population
				  of 2,500 to 4,999 shall employ as director a person who has completed not less
				  than two academic years of full-time study in an approved college or
				  university, or the equivalent as determined by the commissioner.
(2) A library which is a member of a public
				  library system and serves a population of 5,000 to 7,499 shall employ as
				  director a person who holds a bachelor's degree granted by an approved college
				  or university upon the completion of four academic years of full-time study, or
				  its equivalent as determined by the commissioner.
(3) A library which is a member of a public
				  library system and serves a population of 7,500 or more shall employ as
				  director only persons who hold the public librarian's professional or
				  provisional certificate or a certificate of qualification. The library shall
				  employ in all other professional librarian positions only persons who hold the
				  public librarian's professional or provisional certificate, a certificate of
				  qualification or a conditional certificate.
(4) A library which is not a member of a
				  public library system and serves a population of 2,500 to 4,999 shall employ as
				  director a person who holds a bachelor's degree granted by an approved college
				  or university upon completion of four academic years of full-time study, or its
				  equivalent as determined by the commissioner.
(5) A library which is not a member of a
				  public library system and serves a population of 5,000 or more shall employ as
				  director and in all other professional librarian positions only persons who
				  hold the public librarian's professional or provisional certificate or a
				  certificate of qualification. The library shall employ in all other
				  professional librarian positions only persons who hold the public librarian's
				  professional positions or provisional certificate, a certificate of
				  qualification or a conditional certificate.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter D - Libraries › Part 90 - Public And Free Association Libraries › Section 90.10 - Local services support aid

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(a) A
				  public library system may be approved for State aid, pursuant to the provisions
				  of subparagraph (6) of paragraph (f) of subdivision (1) of section 273  of the Education Law, provided that it
				  meets the criteria for eligibility set forth in such paragraph of the Education
				  Law and submits an application on a form prescribed by the
				  department.
(b) Determining
				  system's population that does not reside within the chartered service area of a
				  member library. Each public library system shall provide to the department
				  documentation of the population within the area served by the system which does
				  not reside in the chartered area of a member library.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter D - Libraries › Part 90 - Public And Free Association Libraries › Section 90.13 - Aid to indian libraries

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An Indian library or tribal government may be approved for
					 State aid pursuant to section 271  of the Education Law, provided that it
					 meets the criteria for eligibility set forth in section 253  of the Education Law and this section,
					 and submits an application on a form prescribed by the department. For the
					 purpose of determining the entitlement of the library for such aid, the
					 following provisions shall apply:
(a)
				  Service area. The service area of an Indian library or tribal government shall
				  be that specified in section 253  of the Education Law.
(b) Population base. The population of the
				  area of service of an Indian library or tribal government, for the purpose of
				  State aid, shall consist of persons residing on the reservation served by the
				  Indian library or by contract as shown by the latest Federal census or
				  certified by the New York State Director of Indian Services or
				  designee.
(c) Acreage. The acreage
				  of the area served by the Indian library or contract shall be certified by the
				  New York State Director of Indian Services or designee.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter D - Libraries › Part 90 - Public And Free Association Libraries › Section 90.14 - State aid for cooperation with correctional facilities

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(a) Definitions.
As used in this section and in Education Law, section
					 285:
(1) State correctional facility
				  means an institution under the control of the Department of Correctional
				  Services.
(2) Eligible State
				  correctional facility library means a collection of informational materials
				  located in space in the facility which is primarily devoted to library service
				  for the general incarcerated individual population, under the supervision of a
				  librarian holding either a professional certificate or a conditional
				  certificate as provided for in section
				  90.7  of this Part.
(3) Incarcerated individual population means
				  the number of incarcerated individuals of each participating State correctional
				  facility named in a public library system's plan of service, as of July 1st of
				  the year preceding the calendar year in which State aid to public library
				  systems is to be paid, as certified by the Commissioner of Correctional
				  Services.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter D - Libraries › Part 90 - Public And Free Association Libraries › Section 90.15 - Coordinated collection development aid

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(a) Eligibility. A public or non-profit
				  independent college or university located in New York State shall be eligible
				  for aid pursuant to Education Law, section
				  273(5), provided that:
(1) the college or university:
(i) is a unit of the State University of New
				  York or of the City University of New York, a community college established
				  under article 126 of the Education Law, a nonprofit college or university
				  incorporated by the Regents or by the Legislature, or a school of medicine,
				  dentistry or osteopathy authorized by the Regents to confer the degree of
				  doctor of medicine, doctor of medical science, doctor of dental surgery or
				  doctor of osteopathy;
(ii)
				  maintains one or more registered curricula leading to an earned degree;
				  and
(iii) is eligible for State aid
				  under the provisions of the Constitutions of the United States and the State of
				  New York; and
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter D - Libraries › Part 90 - Public And Free Association Libraries › Section 90.17 - Grants to reference and research library resources systems for a hospital library service program

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(a)
				  Definitions.
(1) Hospital library shall mean
				  a library in any hospital licensed by the New York State Department of Health
				  which serves the professional information needs of professional and related
				  staff. A hospital shall mean any not-for-profit hospital licensed by the New
				  York State Department of Health, under article 28 of the Public Health Law,
				  except:
(i) a facility against whose
				  certificate action has been taken pursuant to Public Health Law, section
				  2806;
(ii) a diagnostic and/or treatment center, a
				  nursing home, or a home health agency; or
(iii) a psychiatric hospital, even though
				  housed within a hospital as defined under section 2801  of the Public Health Law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter D - Libraries › Part 90 - Public And Free Association Libraries › Section 90.18 - School library systems

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(a)
Definitions.
(1) The term
school library system
as used in this section means:
(i) an organization of school districts and
				  nonpublic schools cooperating with a board of cooperative educational services
				  (BOCES) to provide library coordination and/or services to member school
				  library media centers under a school library system plan of service approved by
				  the commissioner; or
(ii) the city
				  school district of New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse or Yonkers,
				  which has responsibility for the development of public school library media
				  centers in accordance with the standards established in Part 91 of this Title
				  in its individual schools, and which provides library media coordination and/or
				  services to such schools and to nonpublic school library media centers, under a
				  school library system plan of service approved by the
				  commissioner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter D - Libraries › Part 91 - School Libraries › Section 91.1 - School libraries

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A school library shall be established and maintained in
					 each school. The library in each elementary and secondary school shall meet the
					 needs of the pupils, and shall provide an adequate complement to the
					 instructional program in the various areas of the curriculum.
(a) For secondary schools in which the
				  average daily attendance is fewer than 200 pupils:
(1) the library of a junior high school shall
				  contain at least 1,000 titles;
(2)
				  the library of a high school shall contain at least 1,000 titles; and
(3) the library of a junior-senior high
				  school shall contain at least 2,000 titles.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter D - Libraries › Part 91 - School Libraries › Section 91.2 - Employment of school library media specialist

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Each school district shall employ a certified school
					 library media specialist, unless equivalent service is provided by an
					 alternative arrangement approved by the commissioner, in accordance with the
					 following standards:
(a) In a
				  secondary school with an enrollment of not more than 100 pupils, a certified
				  school library media specialist should devote at least one school period each
				  day to school library work.
(b) In
				  a secondary school with an enrollment of more than 100 but not more than 300
				  pupils, a certified school library media specialist shall devote at least two
				  school periods each day to school library work.
(c) In a secondary school with an enrollment
				  of more than 300 but not more than 500 pupils, a certified school library media
				  specialist shall devote at least one half of each school day to school library
				  work.
(d) In a secondary school
				  with an enrollment of more than 500 but not more than 700 pupils, a certified
				  school library media specialist shall devote at least five school periods each
				  day to school library work.
(e) In
				  a secondary school with an enrollment of more than 700 but less than 1,000
				  pupils, a certified school library media specialist shall devote the entire
				  school day to school library work.
(f) One additional full-time assistant
				  certified school library media specialist shall be employed in each secondary
				  school for each additional 1,000 pupils enrolled in such school.
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(a) Use of
				  library materials at the State Library. All adults may use the resources of the
				  State Library onsite for reference purposes during the hours that the library
				  is open to the public.
(b)
				  Borrowers. After registering and being approved for borrowing privileges, in
				  the manner as established by the assistant commissioner for libraries or his or
				  her designee, the following may borrow any circulating library material,
				  provided that they comply with the provisions of this section and any other
				  library rules in effect:
(1) Official.
				  Members of the Legislature; Regents of the university; judges of the Court of
				  Appeals; justices of the Supreme Court; heads of State departments, commissions
				  and institutions; and local government historians may borrow circulating
				  materials. Permanently appointed State employees may borrow such material under
				  either of the following conditions:
(i)
				  through a library established by a State department or agency, or a library
				  representative designated by the head of a department or agency; or
(ii) to an individual upon registration with
				  the library with proof that the individual is a permanent employee of State
				  government.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter E - Elementary and Secondary Education › Part 100 - Elementary and Secondary Education School Program › Section 100.1 - Definitions

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As used in this Part:
(a) Unit of study means at least 180 minutes
				  of instruction per week throughout the school year, or the equivalent.
				  Equivalent shall mean at least 180 minutes of instructional time per week for
				  instruction delivered in a traditional face to face model or through
				  alternative instructional experiences, including but not limited to through
				  digital technology or blended learning, that represents standards-based
				  learning under the guidance and direction of an appropriately certified
				  teacher. Instructional experiences shall include, but not be limited to:
				  meaningful and frequent interaction with an appropriately certified teacher;
				  academic and other supports designed to meet the needs of the individual
				  student and instructional content that reflects consistent academic
				  expectations as in-person instruction. Any alternative instructional experience
				  must include meaningful feedback on student assignments and methods of tracking
				  student engagement.
(b) Unit of
				  credit is earned by:
(1) the mastery of the
				  learning outcomes set forth in a New York State-developed or locally developed
				  syllabus for a given high school subject, after a student has had the
				  opportunity to complete a unit of study in the given subject matter area,
				  except that during the 2019-2020 school year in those instances when a school
				  is unable to provide a full unit of study due to closure of schools pursuant to
				  an Executive Order(s) of the Governor pursuant to the State of emergency for
				  the COVID-19 crisis, students shall earn a unit of credit if they have
				  otherwise achieved the standards assessed in the provided coursework;
				  or
(2) pursuant to section
				  100.5(d)(1) 
				  of this Part, a passing score of at least 85 percent or its equivalent on a
				  department-approved examination in a given high school subject without the
				  completion of a unit of study, and the successful completion of either an oral
				  examination or a special project.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter E - Elementary and Secondary Education › Part 100 - Elementary and Secondary Education School Program › Section 100.1 - Definitions

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As used in this Part:
(a) Unit of study means at least 180 minutes
				  of instruction per week throughout the school year, or the equivalent.
				  Equivalent shall mean at least 180 minutes of instructional time per week for
				  instruction delivered in a traditional face to face model or through
				  alternative instructional experiences, including but not limited to through
				  digital technology or blended learning, that represents standards-based
				  learning under the guidance and direction of an appropriately certified
				  teacher. Instructional experiences shall include, but not be limited to:
				  meaningful and frequent interaction with an appropriately certified teacher;
				  academic and other supports designed to meet the needs of the individual
				  student and instructional content that reflects consistent academic
				  expectations as in-person instruction. Any alternative instructional experience
				  must include meaningful feedback on student assignments and methods of tracking
				  student engagement.
(b) Unit of
				  credit is earned by:
(1) the mastery of the
				  learning outcomes set forth in a New York State-developed or locally developed
				  syllabus for a given high school subject, after a student has had the
				  opportunity to complete a unit of study in the given subject matter area,
				  except that during the 2019-2020 school year in those instances when a school
				  is unable to provide a full unit of study due to closure of schools pursuant to
				  an Executive Order(s) of the Governor pursuant to the State of emergency for
				  the COVID-19 crisis, students shall earn a unit of credit if they have
				  otherwise achieved the standards assessed in the provided coursework;
				  or
(2) pursuant to section
				  100.5(d)(1)  of
				  this Part, a passing score of at least 85 percent or its equivalent on a
				  department-approved examination in a given high school subject without the
				  completion of a unit of study, and the successful completion of either an oral
				  examination or a special project.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter E - Elementary and Secondary Education › Part 100 - Elementary and Secondary Education School Program › Section 100.4 - Program requirements for grades 5 through 8

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(a) Definitions.
(1)
Technology education
means a program of instruction designed to assist all students in meeting State
				  intermediate standards for technology. Technology education uses concepts of
				  science, mathematics, social science, and language arts in a hands-on,
				  systems-based approach to problem solving that guides students in the
				  understanding, design and development of systems, devices and products to serve
				  human needs and wants.
(2)
Home and career skills
means a program of instruction designed
				  to assist all students in meeting State intermediate learning standards for
				  family and consumer sciences and to assist all students to develop strategies
				  to manage multiple individual, family, career, and community roles and
				  responsibilities through instructional activities which incorporate concepts of
				  science, mathematics, social science and language arts.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter E - Elementary and Secondary Education › Part 100 - Elementary and Secondary Education School Program › Section 100.5 - Diploma requirements

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(a) General
				  requirements for a Regents or a local high school diploma. Except as provided
				  in clauses (5)(i)(c), (e), and (f) of this subdivision, paragraphs (d)(6),
				  (11), (13), and (15) and subdivision (g) of this section, the following general
				  requirements shall apply with respect to a Regents or local high school
				  diploma. Requirements for a diploma apply to students depending upon the year
				  in which they first enter grade nine. A student who takes more than four years
				  to earn a diploma is subject to the requirements that apply to the year that
				  student first entered grade nine. Students who take less than four years to
				  complete their diploma requirements are subject to the provisions of
				  subdivision (e) of this section relating to accelerated graduation.
(1) Students first entering grade nine in
				  1984 or before shall earn at least 16 units of credit or their equivalent, as
				  determined by the commissioner, to receive a local high school diploma, and 18
				  units of credit or their equivalent, as determined by the commissioner, to
				  receive a Regents high school diploma. Such units of credit shall include:
(i) English, four units;
(ii) social studies, including a year of
				  American history, three units;
(iii) mathematics, one unit, provided that
				  students first entering grade nine in 1984 shall earn at least two units of
				  credit in mathematics as set forth in paragraph (7) of this
				  subdivision;
(iv) science, one
				  unit, provided that students first entering grade nine in 1984 shall earn at
				  least two units of credit in science as set forth in paragraph (8) of this
				  subdivision; and
(v) health,
				  one-half unit.