New York Laws
Article 87 - New York State School for the Blind
4307 - Superintendent, Personnel of the Faculty, and Salaries.

§ 4307. Superintendent, personnel of the faculty, and salaries. 1.
There shall continue to be a superintendent of such school, who shall be
the chief executive officer of the school, under the jurisdiction and
control of the education department. He shall be appointed by the board
of regents, upon the recommendation of the board of visitors submitted
to and approved by the commissioner of education. A superintendent may
be removed by the board of regents, subject to the approval of the board
of visitors and the commissioner of education. Subject to the rules of
the board of regents, such superintendent shall have the supervision and
management of the school, appoint and remove all subordinate officers,
teachers and employees thereof, prescribe their duties, fix their
compensation, except as provided for hereinafter, within the amount of
the appropriations made therefor and have and perform all the powers and
duties prescribed by law for the superintendent of such school.

2. The commissioner of education shall have power, in conformity with
regulations approved by the regents, to appoint all other needed
officers and employees and determine their duties. The commissioner
shall by regulations approved as aforesaid, establish for positions in
the unclassified service in such department as certified by him pursuant
to section thirty-five of the civil service law, suitable personnel
procedures and conditions of employment including:

a. A classification plan which shall include titles, duties and
minimum qualifications.

b. A salary plan which shall include minimum and maximum salaries and
increments and procedures for adjustment of salaries on appointment,
promotion and reassignment.

c. Regulations for appointments, promotions, probation, permanent
tenure, disciplinary action and attendance.

d. Such other rules and regulations as may be necessary for carrying
out the provisions of this section.

The regulations establishing such salary plan shall be subject to the
approval of the director of the budget.

3. With the approval of the commissioner of education and the
superintendent an instructor may be granted a leave of absence for
travel or for study, on part pay as determined by the regents, provided
such instructor agrees to remain in the service of the state not less
than two years immediately following the expiration of such leave. The
balance of the salaries appropriated for such instructors, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, may be applied by the commissioner of
education during the period of such absence for the payment of the
salaries of substitute instructors employed in such school to take the
places of the instructors to whom leaves of absence have been granted as
provided herein.

4. The commissioner of education shall, subject to the approval of the
director of the budget, determine the amount to be deducted from the
salaries provided above for the maintenance of personnel at the school.