N.Y. Education Law § 754: Loan of instructional computer hardware

§ 754. Loan of instructional computer hardware. 1. In the several

cities and school districts of the state, school authorities, as defined

in subdivision twelve of section two of this chapter, shall have the

power and duty, to the extent provided in this section, to loan, upon

request of an individual or a group of individual pupils, to all pupils

legally attending nonpublic elementary or secondary schools located in

the school district, instructional computer hardware which is designated

for use in any public elementary or secondary schools of the state or is

approved by any school authorities. Such instructional computer hardware

is to be loaned free to such children, commencing with the two thousand

seven--two thousand eight school year, subject to such rules and

regulations as are or may be prescribed by the board of regents and such

school authorities.

2. No school district shall be required to loan instructional computer

hardware in excess of the instructional computer hardware acquired by

such district pursuant to section seven hundred fifty-three of this

article. Such instructional computer hardware shall be loaned on an

equitable basis to children attending nonpublic schools in the district

in the current year, provided that nothing in this article shall be

construed to require a school district to loan to children attending

nonpublic schools, pursuant to this section, instructional computer

hardware purchased with local or federal funds or with state funds other

than funds apportioned pursuant to this article. The payment of tuition

under article eighty-nine of this chapter is deemed to be an equitable

loan to children for whom such tuition is paid, and the provisions of

this section shall not apply.

3. School authorities shall adopt regulations specifying the date by

which requests for the purchase and loan of instructional computer

hardware must be received by the district. Notice of such date shall be

given to all non-public schools in the school district. Such date shall

not be earlier than the first day of June of the school year prior to

that for which such instructional computer hardware is being requested,

provided, however, that a parent or guardian of a child not attending a

particular non-public school prior to June first of the school year may

submit a written request for instructional computer hardware within

thirty days after such child is enrolled in such non-public school. In

no event, however, shall a request made later than the times otherwise

provided pursuant to this subdivision be denied where a reasonable

explanation is given for the delay in making the request.