N.Y. Education Law § 3027: Discrimination based on age prohibited

§ 3027. Discrimination based on age prohibited. Notwithstanding any

provision of law to the contrary, no board of education in any city,

union free, common or central school district in this state shall

hereafter prohibit, prevent, disqualify or discriminate against any

person who is physically and mentally qualified from competing,

participating, or registering for an examination for or from qualifying

for, a position as teacher, or be penalized in a final rating by reason

of his or her age. Any such rule, requirement, resolution, regulation

or penalization of such board shall be void.

Nothing herein contained, however, shall prevent such board from

adopting reasonable minimum or maximum age requirements for positions

which require extraordinary physical effort, except where age limits for

such positions are already prescribed by law.