N.Y. Education Law § 306: Removal of school officers; withholding public money

§ 306. Removal of school officers; withholding public money. 1.

Whenever it shall be proved to his satisfaction that any trustee, member

of a board of education, clerk, collector, treasurer, district

superintendent, superintendent of schools or other school officer is a

member of an organization listed as subversive by the board of regents

pursuant to the provisions of section three thousand twenty-two of this

chapter, or has been guilty of any wilful violation or neglect of duty

under this chapter, or any other act pertaining to common schools or

other educational institution participating in state funds, or wilfully

disobeying any decision, order, rule or regulation of the regents or of

the commissioner of education, said commissioner, after a hearing at

which the school officer shall have the right of representation by

counsel, may, by an order under his hand and seal, which order shall be

recorded in his office, remove such school officer from his office.

2. Said commissioner of education may also withhold from any district

or city its share of the public money of the state for wilfully

disobeying any provision of law or any decision, order or regulation as

aforesaid.