N.Y. EDN Law § 2560

§ 2560. Liability of board of education and community school boards in\na city having a population of one million or more inhabitants. 1.\nNotwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, general, special or\nlocal, or the limitation contained in the provisions of any city\ncharter, any duly appointed member of the board of education in a city\nhaving a population of one million or more, the members of each\ncommunity school board in such city, the teaching or supervising staff,\nofficer, or employee of such board and of each such community school\nboard, member of a committee on special education or subcommittee\nthereof or authorized participant in the school volunteer program in\nsuch city shall be entitled to legal representation and indemnification\npursuant to the provisions of, and subject to the conditions, procedures\nand limitations contained in section fifty-k of the general municipal\nlaw, except that any judgment or settlement pursuant to this section\nshall be payable from the monies of the board of education.\n 2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, general, special\nor local, or limitations contained in the provision of any city charter,\nit shall not be within the power of the board of education or a\ncommunity school board in any school district in a city with a\npopulation of one million or more to require a volunteer participating\nin any school activities to execute a waiver of responsibility in favor\nof that board as a condition, either express or implied, of such\nparticipation. Such waiver would include, but not be limited to, a\nrelease of any party against whom the volunteer may have rights under\nany existing provision of law for personal injuries incurred during the\nperformance of authorized volunteer duties by an authorized participant\nin a school volunteer program.\n