New York § 3028 Liability of school district for cost and attorney's fees of action against, or prosecutions of, teachers, members of supervisory and adm...

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§ 3028 — Liability of school district for cost and attorney's fees of action against, or prosecutions of, teachers, members of supervisory and adm...

New York § 3028

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Title 4Teachers and Pupils

Art. 61Teachers and Supervisory and Administrative Staff

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N.Y. Education § 3028 (2026).

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  § 3028. Liability of school district for cost and attorney's fees of\naction against, or prosecutions of, teachers, members of supervisory and\nadministrative staff or employees, and school volunteers.\nNotwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special or\nlocal law, or the limitations contained in the provisions of any city\ncharter, each board of education, trustee or trustees in the state shall\nprovide an attorney or attorneys for, and pay such attorney's fees and\nexpenses necessarily incurred in the defense of a teacher, member of a\nsupervisory or administrative staff or employee, or authorized\nparticipant in a school volunteer program in any civil or ciminal action\nor proceeding arising out of disciplinary action taken against any pupil\nof the district while i

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§ 3028. Liability of school district for cost and attorney's fees of\naction against, or prosecutions of, teachers, members of supervisory and\nadministrative staff or employees, and school volunteers.\nNotwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special or\nlocal law, or the limitations contained in the provisions of any city\ncharter, each board of education, trustee or trustees in the state shall\nprovide an attorney or attorneys for, and pay such attorney's fees and\nexpenses necessarily incurred in the defense of a teacher, member of a\nsupervisory or administrative staff or employee, or authorized\nparticipant in a school volunteer program in any civil or ciminal action\nor proceeding arising out of disciplinary action taken against any pupil\nof the district while in the discharge of his duties within the scope of\nhis employment or authorized volunteer duties. For such purposes the\nboard of education, trustee or trustees may arrange for and maintain\nappropriate insurance with any insurance company created by or under the\nlaws of this state, or in any insurance company authorized by law to\ntransact business in this state, or such board, trustee or trustees may\nelect to act as self-insurers to maintain the aforesaid protection. A\nboard of education, trustee or board of trustees, however, shall not be\nsubject to the duty imposed by this section, unless such teacher, or\nmember of the supervisory and administrative staff or employee or\nauthorized participant in a school volunteer program shall, within ten\ndays of the time he is served with any summons, complaint, process,\nnotice, demand or pleading, deliver the original or a copy of the same\nto such board of education, trustee or board of trustees.\n