New York Laws
Article 52 - City School Districts of Cities With One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Inhabitants or More
2556 - Buildings, Sites, Et Cetera.

(i) identify each outdoor schoolyard located at educational
facilities, as defined in subdivision nine of section twenty-five
hundred ninety-a of this title, of the city school district. Each
outdoor schoolyard shall be identified by the community school district
in which the outdoor schoolyard is located, its address, approximate
size and physical condition;
(ii) identify which outdoor schoolyards are used for physical
education, activity and/or recreation; for each such outdoor schoolyard,
a description of how often students of the city school district use the
outdoor schoolyard and any limitations on the uses of the schoolyard;
(iii) identify which outdoor schoolyards are not used for physical
education, activity or recreation. For each such schoolyard, an
explanation of why it is not being used for physical education, physical
activity or recreation by students of the city school district;
(iv) whether each outdoor schoolyard is used and the frequency of such
use during the school day and whether it is available for use by
students or the general public during after school hours;
(v) for each outdoor schoolyard, a description of the capital plans
for construction, placement, renovation and/or reconfiguration thereof,
and any plan to increase or decrease the availability and utilization
thereof; and
(vi) any other facts, information and recommendations which the
chancellor deems necessary to improve the outdoor schoolyards of the
educational facilities of the city school district. Such improvements
shall be those that enhance the physical education, physical and mental
fitness, and well-being of the students of the city school district.
b. On or before December thirty-first, two thousand twelve, the
chancellor shall submit the inventory and report, compiled pursuant to
paragraph a of this subdivision, to the governor, the temporary
president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chairs of the
senate and assembly committees on education, and the department.
c. For the purposes of this subdivision, "outdoor schoolyard" means
outdoor space which is located at educational facilities, and is used or

intended to be used by students for physical education, physical
activity and/or recreation.
15. a. The chancellor of a city school district in a city having a
population of one million or more shall compile an inventory of and
issue a written report and develop recommendations regarding
transportable classroom units ("TCU" or also commonly known as a
"trailer"). Such inventory, report and recommendations shall:
(i) identify each transportable classroom unit located in the city
school district. Each transportable classroom unit shall be identified
by the community school district in which it is located, its address
with identification of any school building it is part of or associated
with, its approximate size, its age, and a description of its physical
condition;
(ii) identify the number of students served within each transportable
classroom unit, including the grade level of such students, if
applicable, the average class size within each transportable classroom
unit, and a description of the amount of the school day the students
spend within each transportable classroom unit;
(iii) provide recommendations to minimize the number of transportable
classroom units within the city school district.
b. On or before December thirty-first, two thousand seventeen, the
chancellor shall submit the inventory, report, and the recommendations
to minimize the number of transportable classroom units within the city
school district, compiled and developed pursuant to paragraph a of this
subdivision, to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the
speaker of the assembly, the chairs of the senate and assembly
committees on education, and the department. Annually, on or before
December thirty-first, the chancellor shall update such inventory,
report and recommendations and provide such updated information and
recommendations to the governor, the temporary president of the senate,
the speaker of the assembly, the chairs of the senate and assembly
committees on education, and the department.