Key Laws and Regulations
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Citation |
| Comprehensive Attendance Policy - Nine (9) required elements for board-approved policy | CR 104.1 |
| Referrals to Guidance for Attendance and behavior difficulties | CR 100.2 (j) |
| Absence from alternative instruction | CD - Matter of Ackert |
Description |
Citation |
| Counseling professionals in the field of school attendance | EL 3213 |
| Referrals to Guidance for Attendance and behavior difficulties | CR 100.2 (j) |
| Parameters of probation orders | Family Court Law 353.2 |
Description |
Citation |
| Who takes attendance | EL 3024 |
| Oath of accuracy | EL 3025 |
| More on who takes attendance | EL 3211 |
| Definition of persons in parental relation and their duties | EL 3212.1 |
| Record of student telephone numbers | EL 3212 - a |
| Notification upon absence | EL 3213 - c |
| Notification when deemed absent | EL 3213 - d |
| Attendance Teacher Certification | CR 80.3 |
| Referrals to Guidance for Attendance and behavior difficulties | CR 100.2 (j) |
| Attendance record keeping | CR 104.1 |
| Absence from school for religious observance and education | CR 109.2 |
| Absence from alternative instruction | CD - Matter of Ackert |
| Retention of student attendance records | Local Government Schedule: LGS-1 |
Description |
Citation |
| Census - NYC, Buffalo, Rochester | EL 3240 |
| Census - Cities <125,000 | EL 3241 |
| Census - School District | EL 3242 |
| Census of native children | EL 4113 |
| Census of children with handicaps to age 21 | EL 4402.1 (a) |
| Census and register of students with disabilities | CR 200.2 (a) |
Description |
Citation |
| Who must attend school |
EL 3205 |
| Alternative instruction to compulsory age students suspended for disciplinary reasons | CD - Matter of McMahon |
| Amendment to the Education Law in Relation to Compulsory Attendance | Text of Memo |
Description |
Citation |
| Raising the minimum age for school admission | EL 1712 |
| General categories of who can attend school | EL 3201 |
| Student entitlement | EL 3202 |
| Who can be dropped for non-attendance | EL 3202.1 - a |
| Education of incarcerated youth | EL 3202.7 |
| Instruction required | EL 3204 |
| Attendance of minors upon part time instruction | EL 3206 |
| Attendance upon evening instruction | EL 3207 |
| Rules for educating homeless children | EL 3209 |
| Definition of persons in parental relation and their duties | EL 3212.1 |
| Evidence of Age | EL 3218 |
| Education of native children | EL 4103 |
| Student Entitlement - Special Education | EL 4202.5 |
| Rules for educating homeless children | CR 100.2 (x) |
| How to determine who lives in the district | CR 100.2 (y) |
| GED does not eliminate the right to re-enroll in school to earn a diploma | CR 100.5(7)(iii) |
| Computation of tuition charges for nonresident pupils | CR 174.2 |
| Computation of tuition charges for pupils who have received a high school diploma | CR 174.3 |
| Voluntary extension of entitlement age from December 1 to December 31 | 73 State Dept Rep 83 |
| Instruction of Elementary and Secondary School Subjects | Part 100 of the Commissioner's Regulations |
| Re-enrollment of School Age Children From Residential Facilities |
SED Policy and Field Memo, February 2009  (398.44 KB) |
| Educational Stability for Students in Foster Care |
NYS Field Memo (81.51 KB) |
| Notes of Decisions Concerning the Assignment of Pupils to Schools Within a District | Notes of Decisions |
Description |
Citation |
| When it is legal for students to work - casual employment | EL 3215 |
| Who issues working papers | EL 3215 (a) |
| Types of working papers | EL 3216 |
| Requirements to get working papers | EL 3217 |
| Proof of age | EL 3218 |
| Parental/guardian permission for full-time working papers | EL 3219 |
| Certification of physical fitness | EL 3220 |
| Pledge of employment | EL 3221 |
| Duties of Employers | EL 3223 |
| Keeping work papers at the work site | EL 3224 |
| Working papers for a farm | EL 3226 |
| Newspaper Carrier | EL 3228 |
| Working Paper Physicals | EL 6526.2 |
| Children as models | Arts and Cultural Affairs Law - 35.05 |
| Employment of minors under fourteen years of age | LL 130 |
| Employment of minors fourteen or fifteen years of age |
LL 131 |
| Employment of minor sixteen or seventeen years of age | LL 132 |
| Prohibited employments of minors | LL 133 |
| Placement of minors by employment agencies | LL 134 |
| Duties of employers | LL 135 |
| Employment of minors fourteen to eighteen years of age under physical disability (not compliant with EL 3220) | LL 136 |
| Duty of commissioner to transmit information | LL 137 |
| Employment of persons apparently under eighteen years of age | LL 138 |
| Physical examination of employed minors; cancellation of employment certificate | LL 139 |
| Enforcement of violations relating to child performers, child models, street trades, and newspaper carriers | LL 140 |
| Civil penalties | LL 141 |
| Hours of work for minors fourteen and fifteen years of age | LL 142 |
| Hours of work for minors sixteen and seventeen years of age | LL 143 |
| Posting of hours | LL 144 |
| Criminal penalties | LL 145 |
| Children as performers |
LL 150-153 |
| Work protection from New York State Department of Labor Standards | DOL |
| Modeling permits for children | CR 190.2 |
| Work exempt from requirement for working papers (casual employment) | CR 191.1 |
| Retention of student employment certificate records | SED Policy - ED1 |
Description |
Citation |
| New Regulation for Home, Hospital, or Institutional Instruction | CR 100.22 |
| Amended regulation for students with disabilities recommended for home, hospital, or institutional instruction | CR 200.6 |
| Frequently Asked Questions for home, hospital, or institutional instruction | FAQs for HHII |
| Health and welfare services to all children | EL 912 |
| Powers and duties of trustees in a Common School District | EL 1604(20) |
| Powers and duties of a Board Of Education in a Union Free School District | EL 1709(24) |
| Provisions for tutoring Indian children | EL 4117 |
| More provisions for tutoring | CR 175.21 |
| Units of Study and Units of Credit | CR100.1 (a) & (b) |
| Alternative Assessment strategies for students with disabilities | CR100.1 (t) (2) (iv) |
| Referrals to Guidance for Attendance and behavior difficulties | CR 100.2 (j) |
| Alternatives to specific Regents and local diploma requirements | CR100.5 (d) (i) (ii) (iii) |
| Homebound/hospital instruction for nonpublic students | CD - Matter of Scales |
| Alternative Science Laboratory Experiences Related to Homebound Tutoring | Pertinent Information |
| Memorandum from Senior Deputy Commissioner John King June 2, 2010 |
Memo to schools () |
| Q & A's Related to Contracts for Instruction |
Q & A Contracts for Instruction () |
Description |
Citation |
| Immunization Law | EL 914 |
| Information about required immunizations and parental responsibilities |
Immunization Guidelines |
Description |
Citation |
| Minimum length of instructional year | EL 1704.2 |
| Minimum hours of instruction per day | EL 3205 |
| Minimum instruction for part time day | EL 3206 |
| Night school | EL 3207 |
| Minimum attendance expectations for students | EL 3210 |
| School year | EL 3602 |
| No school Saturdays or Holidays | EL 3604.8 & 8 (b) |
| Public Holidays | GCL 24 |
| Release time for religious instruction | CR 109.2 |
| Minimum hours in a school day | CR 175.5 |
| Superintendent's Conference Day's | EL 3604.8 |
Description |
Citation |
| Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) | 20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99 |
| Filing an appeal to the Commissioner |
EL 310 Instructions |
| Program to prevent abduction of elementary school children | EL 3213.2 (c) |
| Expectation of student attendance | EL 3210 |
| Definition of persons in parental relation and their duties | EL 3212.1 |
| Expectation of parental support of student attendance | EL 3212.2 (d) |
| Consent to quit school for full time work | EL 3219 |
| Required immunization for school enrollment |
EL 914 PHL 2164 |
| Limit the use of Social Security Numbers (SSN) for identification purposes | POL 96-a |
| Referrals to Guidance for Attendance and behavior difficulties | CR 100.2 (j) |
Description |
Citation |
| Pre-K program eligibility | EL 3602(e)(12) |
| Pre-school eligibility | EL 4410.5 |
| Universal Pre K. and Experimental Kindergarten Programs | CR 151-1.(1),(2),(3) |
Description |
Citation |
| Procedures to determine school district boundaries | EL 2215 |
| Public School Entitlement for residents of the district | EL 3202 |
| When property line intersects more than one district | EL 3203 |
| Rules for educating homeless children | EL 3209 |
| Definition of persons in parental relation and their duties | EL 3212.1 |
| Title 15-A - Designation of a Person in Parental Relation (Kinship Care) | |
| When homeless children must be educated | CR 100.2 (x) |
| How to determine which district your child(ren) may attend for free | CR 100.2 (y) |
| Computation of tuition charges for nonresident pupils | CR 174.2 |
| Computation of tuition charges for pupils who have received a high school diploma | CR 174.3 |
| Matter of Pinto - residency | Decision No. 12,499 |
| A Guide to Understanding the New Rules for School Registration | English ( Spanish ( |
| Student Registration Guidance | Student Registration Guidance
( 49.49 KB) |
| Educational Services for Recently Arrived Unaccompanied Children | Educational Services for Recently Arrived Unaccompanied Children  (258 KB) |
Description |
Citation |
| Medical & Health Service | EL - Article 19 |
| Definitions of School Health Services and Personnel | CR 136.1 |
| Duties of Schools to Provide Health Services | CR 136.2 |
| School Health Services to be Provided | CR 136.3 |
| On Site Cardiac Automated Defibrillators | CR 136.4 |
| Clarification of Student Pregnancy and Confidentiality | SED Memo |
Description |
Citation |
| Immunization requirements prior to school enrollment | EL 914 |
| School Registration Enrollment | EL 3208.5 (a-d) |
| Parental relations and duties to support the school | EL 3212 |
| Evidence of Age | EL 3218 |
| Limit the use of Social Security Numbers (SSN) for identification purposes |
POL 96-a |
| Enrollment of youth released from Residential Placements | CR 100.2 (ff) |
| Diagnostic Screening | CR 117.1-3 |
| Who may attend universal pre-K | CR 151.1 (d) |
| Child Name Change | NYS Supreme Court Decision |
| Educational Stability for Students in Foster Care | SED Policy Memo |
| Enrollment of youth released from Residential Placements | SED Policy Memo |
| School Health Services | SED Website |
| Immunizations | SED Website |
| Guidance for Student Registration | SED Website |
Description |
Citation |
| Codes of Conduct on School Property | EL 2801 |
| School Safety Plans | EL 2801 - a |
| Uniform Violent Incident Reporting System | EL 2802 |
| Instructions for suspension and hearings | EL 3214 |
| Behavior as a Manifestation of the Disability | EL 4402 (3) (j) |
| Special Needs Students, Weapons and Controlled Substances | EL 4402 (3) (k) |
| Behavior by a Student Presumed to Have a Disability | EL 4402 (3) (l) |
| Referrals to Guidance for Attendance and behavior difficulties | CR 100.2 (j) |
| Policy on School conduct and discipline | CR 100.2 (l) (1) |
| Code of conduct | CR 100.2 (l) (2) |
| Parental notification of student suspension | CR 100.2 (l) (4) |
| Prohibition of corporal punishment in public schools | CR 100.2 (3) (i) |
| After School Detention | SED Policy Memo |
Description |
Citation |
| Required instruction | EL 3204.2 |
| Who must get alternative instruction when suspended | EL 3205 |
| Instructions for suspension and hearings | EL 3214 |
| Management of suspended students | EL 3214.3 and 3 (2) |
| Parental notification of student suspension | CR 100.2 (l) (4) |
| Absence from alternative instruction | CD - Matter of Ackert |
Last Updated:
January 5, 2024