N.Y. Education Law § 4207: Support and term of instruction of blind state pupils

§ 4207. Support and term of instruction of blind state pupils. 1. Each

blind pupil so received into any of the institutions specified in this

article shall be provided with board, lodging and tuition; and the

directors of the institution shall receive an appropriation for each

pupil so provided for, in quarterly payments, to be paid by the

commissioner of taxation and finance, on the warrant of the comptroller,

to the treasurer of said institution; provided, however, that an

estimated one-half of each such quarterly payment shall be due on the

first day of each quarter, the estimate to be based on the affidavit of

the chief executive officer of the institution stating the number of

pupils for whom board, lodging and tuition was so provided by the

institution during the preceding quarter and during the comparable

quarter of the preceding year, and the remaining part of each such

quarterly payment shall be due thereafter on the first day of the

quarter next ensuing, upon the presentation by the treasurer of the

institution of a bill showing the actual time and number of pupils

attending the institution, which bill shall be signed by the chief

executive officer of the institution, and verified by his oath. The

provisions of this subdivision shall apply to board, lodging and tuition

for the two thousand ten--two thousand eleven and prior school years.

2. For expenses incurred in the two thousand eleven--two thousand

twelve school year and thereafter, each blind pupil so received into any

of the institutions subject to this article shall be provided with

board, lodging and tuition, and such institutions shall be reimbursed

for such expenses in accordance with this subdivision.

a. For the two thousand eleven--two thousand twelve and two thousand

twelve--two thousand thirteen school years, costs of tuition, as defined

in section forty-two hundred eleven of this article, shall be a charge

upon the school district of which any such child is resident at the time

of admission or readmission to any of the institutions subject to this

article and the directors of the institution shall bill such school

district for such tuition costs on a quarterly basis. The first such

quarterly payment may be based on projected enrollment, provided that

subsequent payments shall be adjusted to reflect actual enrollment. The

amount of tuition paid by such school district shall be eligible for

reimbursement by the state to the extent provided in section forty-two

hundred four-b of this article.

b. For the two thousand thirteen--two thousand fourteen school year

and thereafter, the costs of tuition as defined in section forty-two

hundred eleven of this article, shall be a charge upon the current

school district of residence of any such child subject to this article

and the directors of the institution shall bill such school district for

such tuition costs on a quarterly basis. The first such quarterly

payment may be based on projected enrollment, provided that subsequent

payments shall be adjusted to reflect actual enrollment. The amount of

tuition paid by such school district shall be eligible for reimbursement

by the state to the extent provided in section forty-two hundred four-b

of this article.

c. The costs of board and lodging shall be a charge upon the state and

the directors of the institution shall receive an appropriation for each

pupil so provided for, in quarterly payments, to be paid by the

commissioner of taxation and finance, on the warrant of the comptroller,

to the treasurer of said institution; provided, however, that an

estimated one-half of each such quarterly payment shall be due on the

first day of each quarter, the estimate to be based on the affidavit of

the chief executive officer of the institution stating the number of

pupils for whom board and lodging was so provided by the institution

during the preceding quarter and during the comparable quarter of the

preceding year, and the remaining part of each such quarterly payment

shall be due thereafter on the first day of the quarter next ensuing,

upon the presentation by the treasurer of the institution of a bill

showing the actual time and number of pupils attending the institution

who received board and lodging, which bill shall be signed by the chief

executive officer of the institution, and verified by his oath.

3. The regular term of instruction of any such blind pupil in the New

York Institute for Special Education shall be eight years. The

commissioner may in his discretion extend the term of any pupil for a

period not exceeding three years. It shall also be lawful for the

commissioner to continue such pupils as state pupils for an additional

period of three years for the purpose of pursuing or completing a course

of high school study; such pupils must be recommended by the trustees of

the New York Institute for Special Education before such extension is

granted.

4. The term of appointment for blind babies and children of the age of

fifteen years and under received into any institution in accordance with

this article shall be at the discretion of the commissioner.

5. Children placed in any such institutions for the blind pursuant to

section forty-two hundred six shall be maintained therein for the period

of time the school is in session.