ยง 409. School building regulations in relation to health and safety.
1. All school buildings of common, union free, central, central high
school and city school districts other than city school districts of
cities having one hundred twenty-five thousand inhabitants or more and
boards of cooperative educational services shall comply with such
regulations as the commissioner shall adopt from time to time for the
purpose of insuring the health and safety of pupils and staff in
relation to proper heating, lighting, ventilation, sanitation and
health, fire and accident protection.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule or
regulation, tobacco use shall not be permitted and no person shall use
tobacco on school grounds. "School grounds" means any building,
structure and surrounding outdoor grounds, including entrances or exits,
contained within a public or private pre-school, nursery school,
elementary or secondary school's legally defined property boundaries as
registered in a county clerk's office.
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.