ยง 4604. Continuing education adult schools. 1. The board of education
of each school district may establish and maintain day and evening
schools for adults, the controlling purpose of which shall be to provide
a general program of continuing education in all its aspects for the
improvement of the civic, vocational and general intelligence of adults
and to enable them to make a wise use of their leisure time. Such
continuing education adult schools may be of the following kinds:
a. Citizenship schools providing instruction in English, civics, the
common branches and other subjects which may increase the civic and
general intelligence of foreign born, illiterate and non-English
speaking persons.
b. General continuing education adult schools providing instruction in
approved high school subjects, general cultural subjects, approved
occupational subjects, music, dramatic arts, fine, applied and practical
arts subjects.
c. Recreation and leisure time schools providing instruction in
physical education, health education, sports, games, arts and crafts and
leisure time activities generally.
2. The common council, council or board of estimate and apportionment
of a city, the board of supervisors or other governing elective body of
a county, the board of trustees of an incorporated village and the town
board of a town may make appropriations to aid and promote the extension
of education among illiterate and non-English speaking persons within
the jurisdiction of such respective bodies.
3. The commissioner is authorized and directed to promulgate rules and
regulations to provide for the notification of participants in adult
continuing education schools of the emergency procedures to be followed
in the event of fire.