§ 4204 — Support and term of instruction of deaf state pupils

New York § 4204

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law EDN: Education
• Title 6: Special Schools and Instruction
• Art. 85: Instruction of the Deaf and of the Blind

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§ 4204. Support and term of instruction of deaf state pupils. 1. Each\ndeaf pupil so received into any of the institutions aforesaid shall be\nprovided with board, lodging and tuition; and the directors of the\ninstitution shall receive an appropriation for each pupil so provided\nfor, in quarterly payments, to be paid by the commissioner of taxation\nand finance, on the warrant of the comptroller, to the treasurer of said\ninstitution; provided, however, that an estimated one-half of each such\nquarterly payment shall be due on the first day of each quarter, the\nestimate to be based on the affidavit of the chief executive officer of\nthe institution stating the number of pupils for whom board, lodging and\ntuition was so provided by the institution during the preceding quarter\nand during the comparable quarter of the preceding year, and the\nremaining part of each such quarterly payment shall be due thereafter on\nthe first day of the quarter next ensuing, upon the presentation by the\ntreasurer of the institution of a bill showing the actual time and\nnumber of pupils attending the institution, which bill shall be signed\nby the chief executive officer of the institution, and verified by his\noath. The provisions of this subdivision shall apply to board, lodging\nand tuition for the two thousand ten--two thousand eleven and prior\nschool years.\n 2. For expenses incurred in the two thousand eleven--two thousand\ntwelve school year and thereafter, each deaf pupil so received into any\nof the institutions subject to this article shall be provided with\nboard, lodging and tuition, and such institutions shall be reimbursed\nfor such expenses in accordance with this subdivision.\n a. For the two thousand eleven--twelve and two thousand\ntwelve--thirteen school years, costs of tuition as defined in section\nforty-two hundred eleven of this article, shall be a charge upon the\nschool district of which any such child is resident at the time of\nadmission or readmission to any of the institutions subject to this\narticle and the directors of the institution shall bill such school\ndistrict for such tuition costs on a quarterly basis. The first such\nquarterly payment may be based on projected enrollment, provided that\nsubsequent payments shall be adjusted to reflect actual enrollment. The\namount of tuition paid by such school district shall be eligible for\nreimbursement by the state to the extent provided in section forty-two\nhundred four-b of this article.\n b. For the two thousand thirteen--two thousand fourteen school year\nand thereafter, the costs of tuition as defined in section forty-two\nhundred eleven of this article, shall be a charge upon the current\nschool district of residence of any such child subject to this article\nand the directors of the institution shall bill such school district for\nsuch tuition costs on a quarterly basis. The first such quarterly\npayment may be based on projected enrollment, provided that subsequent\npayments shall be adjusted to reflect actual enrollment. The amount of\ntuition paid by such school district shall be eligible for reimbursement\nby the state to the extent provided in section forty-two hundred four-b\nof this article.\n c. The costs of board and lodging shall be a charge upon the state and\nthe directors of the institution shall receive an appropriation for each\npupil so provided for, in quarterly payments, to be paid by the\ncommissioner of taxation and finance, on the warrant of the comptroller,\nto the treasurer of said institution; provided, however, that an\nestimated one-half of each such quarterly payment shall be due on the\nfirst day of each quarter, the estimate to be based on the affidavit of\nthe chief executive officer of the institution stating the number of\npupils for whom board and lodging was so provided by the institution\nduring the preceding quarter and during the comparable quarter of the\npreceding year, and the remaining part of each such quarterly payment\nshall be due thereafter during the first day of each quarter next\nensuing, upon the presentation by the treasurer of the institution of a\nbill showing the actual time and number of pupils attending the\ninstitution who received board and lodging, which bill shall be signed\nby the chief executive officer of the institution, and verified by his\noath.\n 3. The regular term of instruction of any such deaf pupil shall be\ntwelve years, or until the pupil shall have attained the age of eighteen\nyears before the expiration of twelve years from the beginning of such\nterm. The commissioner may, in his discretion, extend the term of any\npupil until his twenty-first birthday for the purpose of pursuing or\ncompleting academic or vocational courses of study. Such pupils must be\nrecommended by the trustees of the institution in which they are in\nattendance before such extension of time is granted.\n 4. Children placed in any such institution for the instruction of the\ndeaf, pursuant to section forty-two hundred three of this article, shall\nbe maintained therein for the period of time the school is in session.\n