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Created and published by the New York State School Boards Association in cooperation with the New York State Bar Association and LexisNexis, School Law, 34th Edition presents a broad spectrum of education law issues in a unique question-and-answer format.
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School Law has been fully revised and expanded to incorporate the latest legal and regulatory developments.
The 34th Edition covers such important areas as:
- School elections
- School budgets
- Access to school board meetings
- Tax levy limits
- Competitive bidding
- Annual professional performance reviews
- Teacher tenure and discipline
- Fiscal accountability
- Student rights
- School accountability
- Non-public school services
- Special education requirements
- Collective bargaining
- And much more
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Preface
Acknowledgement
General Information and Abbreviations
Introduction
- New Statutory and Regulatory Law
- State Statutes
- The Board of Regents and State Regulations
- New Case Law
- Structure of the New York State School System
- School Boards and School District Officers
- School Board Meetings and School District Records
- School Budget Development and Adoption
- Annual and Special School District Meetings
- Voting at School District Meetings
- Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES)
- The District Superintendent
- School Administrators
- Teachers—Employment Qualifications and Certification Requirements
- Teacher Rights and Responsibilities
- Discipline and Termination of Tenured Teachers and Administrators
- Non-instructional Employees
- Fingerprinting Requirements, and Teacher and Principal Performance Evaluations
- Employee Contractual Relations
- Employee Statutory Leave Rights
- Employee Constitutional Rights
- Retirement
- Students—School Attendance
- Students—Health and Welfare
- Students—Safety
- Student Constitutional Rights
- Student Discipline
- Students with Disabilities
- Instruction and Curricula
- School District Reorganization
- School Buildings, Grounds and Equipment
- School Building Safety
- School District Liability
- Defense and Indemnification
- Insurance
- Fiscal Management
- Assessment and Collection of Taxes
- State Aid
- Transportation
- Religion and Public Education
- Nonpublic Schools
- Charter Schools
