N.Y. Education Law § 3011: Contract with teacher

§ 3011. Contract with teacher. 1. Except as otherwise provided in

sections twenty-five hundred twenty-three, three thousand twelve and

three thousand thirteen, all trustees of school districts or boards of

education who shall employ any teacher to teach shall, at the time of

such employment, make and deliver to such teacher, or cause to be made

and delivered, a contract in writing, signed by them, or by some person

duly authorized to represent them in the premises, in which the details

of the agreement between the parties, and particularly the length of the

term of employment, the amount of compensation and the time when such

compensation shall be due and payable shall be clearly and definitely

set forth.

1-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a city with a

population of one million or more, all teachers, as that term is defined

in section 13-501 of the administrative code of the city of New York,

and all board of education employees serving as regular substitutes or

full term per diem substitutes shall be paid the amount of compensation

due them pursuant to collective bargaining agreements or to other

contracts on the precise date such compensation is due. If such payments

are not made on the dates so required, interest shall be recovered

beginning thirty days, following the later of the effective date of this

act or the required payment date through the day that payment is in fact

tendered. In the case of a salary differential, the date compensation is

due shall be defined as thirty days following the date an employee's

application is filed by the employee with the board of education of the

city of New York. Interest shall be computed at the rate set forth in

paragraph one of subdivision (e) of section one thousand ninety-six of

the tax law and shall be added to any compensation amounts referred to

above that have not been paid when owed.

2. No contract for the employment of a teacher in a district having

three trustees or a board of education shall be made for more than one

year in advance or for a shorter time than ten weeks unless for the

purpose of filling an unexpired term of school; except that a contract

may be made in such a district for not more than five years with any

teacher who has been employed in such district for at least three

consecutive years immediately prior to the execution of the contract.

3. No contract for the employment of a teacher in a district having a

sole trustee shall be made to extend beyond the date of the expiration

of the term of office of such trustee. A sole trustee of a school

district shall have full power and authority to contract with teachers

for the term for which he has been elected any time after the date of

the annual meeting at which such trustee was elected.

4. No trustee shall contract with any teacher whose certificate of

qualifications shall not cover a period at least as long as that covered

by the contract of service.