N.Y. EDN Law § 3016
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Contract when teacher is related to trustee or member of board of education
Official statutory text
§ 3016. Contract when teacher is related to trustee or member of\nboard of education. 1. No person who is related to any trustee of a\ncommon school district by blood or marriage shall be employed in such\ndistrict as a teacher, except with the approval of two-thirds of the\nvoters of such district present and voting upon the question at an\nannual or special meeting of the district.\n 2. No person who is related by blood or marriage to any member of a\nboard of education shall be employed as a teacher by such board, except\nupon the consent of two-thirds of the members thereof to be determined\nat a board meeting and to be entered upon the proceedings of the board.\n
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