New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle AA - STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION › Chapter I - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY JAILS AND PENITENTIARIES › Subchapter A - MINIMUM STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS › Part 7070 - EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR YOUTH › Section 7070.3 - Facility/school district planning and coordination

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) The chief administrative officer of each
					 local correctional facility shall designate an individual who shall act as a
					 liaison with education personnel and be responsible for coordinating the
					 delivery of educational services to eligible youth within the facility pursuant
					 to the requirements of this Part.
(b) The individual designated by the chief
					 administrative officer pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section shall
					 consult with the school district in which the facility is located to establish
					 written policies and procedures for the delivery of educational services to
					 eligible youth within the facility.
(c) At a minimum, such policies and
					 procedures shall address the following issues:
(1) allocation and maintenance of classroom
					 space within the facility which promotes safe and effective learning
					 environments and accommodates the needs of education personnel and eligible
					 youth;
(2) instructor orientation
					 pursuant to the requirements of section
					 7070.5  of
					 this Part;
(3) scheduling of
					 instructional time for eligible youth participating in educational
					 services;
(4) supervision of
					 classroom areas by facility staff as deemed appropriate by the chief
					 administrative officer while inmates are receiving educational
					 instruction;
(5) procedures for
					 escorting inmates to and from the program by facility staff;
(6) provision of a secure area within the
					 facility for the storage of instructional materials, equipment and records, if
					 education personnel or facility staff determine such an area is
					 necessary;
(7) pursuant to section 3202 (7)(d)  of the
					 Education Law, procedures for apprising eligible youth who are being released
					 or discharged that further educational services may be available through the
					 school district in which such youth reside or in which the youth are otherwise
					 entitled to attend school;
(8)
					 procedures for how the school district shall assist the facility to provide
					 such information to eligible youth pursuant to 8 NYCRR 118.2;
(9) circumstances under which it is
					 permissible for eligible youth to be absent from educational
					 instruction;
(10) denial or
					 restriction of eligible youth participation in educational services pursuant to
					 the requirements of section
					 7070.7 
					 of this Part;
(11) pursuant to the
					 requirements of section
					 7070.7(a)
					 and (b)  of this Part, provision of
					 educational services to eligible youth confined in special housing units;
					 and
(12) delineation of specific
					 facility and education staff roles and responsibilities concerning program
					 implementation.