ยง 409-c. Athletic  safety  equipment.    The  board  of  education  or
  trustees of every school district and the principal or other  person  in
  charge  of  every  nonpublic  elementary  or secondary school within the
  state  shall  arrange  for  and  require  that   batboys   or   batgirls
  participating  in  baseball  or  softball  competition  conducted  as an
  activity  of  such  school  district  or  nonpublic  school  shall  wear
  protective headgear at all times when a game is in play and such batboys
  or batgirls are on the playing field.
Structure New York Laws
Article 9 - School Buildings and Sites
401 - Sites; Designation and Change.
402 - Sale of Former Schoolhouse or Site.
402-A - Procedures for Closing a School Building.
403 - Application of Proceeds of Sale.
403-A - Leasing of School Property.
403-B - Leasing of School Buildings and Facilities.
404 - Acquisition of Real Property.
405 - Conveyance of Property to Public Corporations.
406 - Vesting of Title of Lands in Certain Cases.
407 - Application to Certain Districts.
408 - Plans and Specifications of School Buildings Must Be Approved by Commissioner of Education.
408-A - Plans and Specifications for Construction of New School Buildings.
409 - School Building Regulations in Relation to Health and Safety.
409-A - Eye Safety Devices for Certain Students and Teachers.
409-B - Use of Mercury Vapor or Metal Halide Lamps Within School Buildings.
409-C - Athletic Safety Equipment.
409-D - Comprehensive Public School Building Safety Program.
409-E - Uniform Code of Public School Buildings Inspection, Safety Rating and Monitoring.
409-F - Electrically Operated Partition and Door Safety.
409-G - Purchase and Use of Paradichlorobenzene Deodorizers.
409-H - Requirements for Notification of Pesticide Applications.
409-I - Procurement and Use of Environmentally-Sensitive Cleaning and Maintenance Products.
409-K - Pesticide Alternatives.
409-L - Posting Child Abuse Hotline Telephone Number.
409-M - Gender Neutral Single-Occupancy Bathroom Facilities.
410 - Officials Not to Be Interested in Sales, Leases or Contracts.
412 - Condemnation of Schoolhouse and Erection of New Schoolhouse in Place Thereof.
413 - Use of School Buildings for Examinations.
414 - Use of Schoolhouse and Grounds.
415 - No Schoolhouse Shall Be Built on Town Line.
416 - School Taxes and School Bonds.
417 - Allocation of Moneys by Regents for Extraordinary Relief to School Districts.
418 - Purchase and Display of Flag.
419 - Display of Flags in Assembly Rooms.