New York Laws
Article 85 - Instruction of the Deaf and of the Blind
4207 - Support and Term of Instruction of Blind State Pupils.

§ 4207. Support and term of instruction of blind state pupils. 1. Each
blind pupil so received into any of the institutions specified in this
article shall be provided with board, lodging and tuition; and the
directors of the institution shall receive an appropriation for each
pupil so provided for, in quarterly payments, to be paid by the
commissioner of taxation and finance, on the warrant of the comptroller,
to the treasurer of said institution; provided, however, that an
estimated one-half of each such quarterly payment shall be due on the
first day of each quarter, the estimate to be based on the affidavit of
the chief executive officer of the institution stating the number of
pupils for whom board, lodging and tuition was so provided by the
institution during the preceding quarter and during the comparable
quarter of the preceding year, and the remaining part of each such
quarterly payment shall be due thereafter on the first day of the
quarter next ensuing, upon the presentation by the treasurer of the
institution of a bill showing the actual time and number of pupils
attending the institution, which bill shall be signed by the chief
executive officer of the institution, and verified by his oath. The
provisions of this subdivision shall apply to board, lodging and tuition
for the two thousand ten--two thousand eleven and prior school years.

2. For expenses incurred in the two thousand eleven--two thousand
twelve school year and thereafter, each blind pupil so received into any
of the institutions subject to this article shall be provided with
board, lodging and tuition, and such institutions shall be reimbursed
for such expenses in accordance with this subdivision.

a. For the two thousand eleven--two thousand twelve and two thousand
twelve--two thousand thirteen school years, costs of tuition, as defined
in section forty-two hundred eleven of this article, shall be a charge
upon the school district of which any such child is resident at the time
of admission or readmission to any of the institutions subject to this
article and the directors of the institution shall bill such school
district for such tuition costs on a quarterly basis. The first such
quarterly payment may be based on projected enrollment, provided that
subsequent payments shall be adjusted to reflect actual enrollment. The
amount of tuition paid by such school district shall be eligible for
reimbursement by the state to the extent provided in section forty-two
hundred four-b of this article.

b. For the two thousand thirteen--two thousand fourteen school year
and thereafter, the costs of tuition as defined in section forty-two
hundred eleven of this article, shall be a charge upon the current
school district of residence of any such child subject to this article
and the directors of the institution shall bill such school district for
such tuition costs on a quarterly basis. The first such quarterly
payment may be based on projected enrollment, provided that subsequent
payments shall be adjusted to reflect actual enrollment. The amount of
tuition paid by such school district shall be eligible for reimbursement
by the state to the extent provided in section forty-two hundred four-b
of this article.

c. The costs of board and lodging shall be a charge upon the state and
the directors of the institution shall receive an appropriation for each
pupil so provided for, in quarterly payments, to be paid by the
commissioner of taxation and finance, on the warrant of the comptroller,
to the treasurer of said institution; provided, however, that an
estimated one-half of each such quarterly payment shall be due on the
first day of each quarter, the estimate to be based on the affidavit of
the chief executive officer of the institution stating the number of
pupils for whom board and lodging was so provided by the institution
during the preceding quarter and during the comparable quarter of the

preceding year, and the remaining part of each such quarterly payment
shall be due thereafter on the first day of the quarter next ensuing,
upon the presentation by the treasurer of the institution of a bill
showing the actual time and number of pupils attending the institution
who received board and lodging, which bill shall be signed by the chief
executive officer of the institution, and verified by his oath.

3. The regular term of instruction of any such blind pupil in the New
York Institute for Special Education shall be eight years. The
commissioner may in his discretion extend the term of any pupil for a
period not exceeding three years. It shall also be lawful for the
commissioner to continue such pupils as state pupils for an additional
period of three years for the purpose of pursuing or completing a course
of high school study; such pupils must be recommended by the trustees of
the New York Institute for Special Education before such extension is
granted.

4. The term of appointment for blind babies and children of the age of
fifteen years and under received into any institution in accordance with
this article shall be at the discretion of the commissioner.

5. Children placed in any such institutions for the blind pursuant to
section forty-two hundred six shall be maintained therein for the period
of time the school is in session.