N.Y. General Municipal Law § 208-a: School guards

§ 208-a. School guards. The duly constituted authorities of any city,

town, or village or any county police department or police district may

designate, authorize and appoint such a number of persons as such

authority shall deem necessary, and at such salaries as such authority

shall deem advisable, as school crossing guards to aid in protecting

school children going to and from school, and church crossing guards to

aid in protecting persons going to and from places of worship, and for

such purpose shall have power to control vehicular traffic within such

municipality. A board of education or trustees of a school district may

enter into an agreement with any city, town, village or county police

department or police district whereby such school district pays for all

or any portion of the salaries of the school crossing guards providing

services pursuant to this section to the students of such district.

Notwithstanding any agreement entered into pursuant to this section,

school crossing guards shall not be considered employees of the school

district. The authority of a board of education or trustees of a school

district to enter into such agreement shall only exist when such

agreement results in an increase to the number of school crossing guards

employed by the city, town, village, county police department or police

district.