New York § 4812 Agreements with parents and guardians to pay expense of maintenance; compulsory support

New York Statutes

§ 4812 — Agreements with parents and guardians to pay expense of maintenance; compulsory support

New York § 4812

Law EDNEducation

Title 6Special Schools and Instruction

Art. 97Home Schools In Certain Cities

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N.Y. Education § 4812 (2026).

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  § 4812. Agreements with parents and guardians to pay expense of\nmaintenance; compulsory support.  The board of managers may make an\nagreement with the parents or guardian of a child in such school for the\npayment of an amount therein specified for the instruction and\nmaintenance of such pupil.  An application for the admission of a child\nwith the consent of the parents or guardian shall not be granted unless\nsuitable provision be made for the clothing of such child.  The amount\nagreed to be paid for instruction, maintenance and clothing shall be\nsecured to the satisfaction of the board of managers.  Such board shall\nascertain by investigation the financial ability of parents, guardians\nand other persons legally liable for the support of pupils admitted to\nsuch school upon comm

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§ 4812. Agreements with parents and guardians to pay expense of\nmaintenance; compulsory support. The board of managers may make an\nagreement with the parents or guardian of a child in such school for the\npayment of an amount therein specified for the instruction and\nmaintenance of such pupil. An application for the admission of a child\nwith the consent of the parents or guardian shall not be granted unless\nsuitable provision be made for the clothing of such child. The amount\nagreed to be paid for instruction, maintenance and clothing shall be\nsecured to the satisfaction of the board of managers. Such board shall\nascertain by investigation the financial ability of parents, guardians\nand other persons legally liable for the support of pupils admitted to\nsuch school upon commitment, and may demand of such parents, guardians\nor persons the payment of an amount reasonably sufficient to pay all or\na portion of the cost of instruction, maintenance, and clothing of such\npupils. The board may proceed against such parents, guardians or\npersons, by proper suit or proceeding in a court of competent\njurisdiction for the recovery of the amount agreed or required to be\npaid, as herein provided. The amount so recovered, after the payment of\nthe proper costs and expenses of such suit or proceeding, shall be paid\ninto the treasury of the city, and shall be applied to the payment of\nthe cost of the instruction, maintenance, and clothing of such pupils.\nSuch action at law shall be brought in the name of the city by the\ncorporation counsel thereof.\n This provision shall in no way affect the power of the committing\ncourt to order payment as provided in subdivision b of section nine\nhundred twenty-one of the code of criminal procedure.\n Children committed either by court or school authorities of the city\nshall be a charge upon such city. Children so committed from outside of\nthe city shall be a charge upon the city, incorporated village or\ntownship from which committed.\n