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1. No person who is related to any trustee of a common school district by blood or marriage shall be employed in such district as a teacher, except with the approval of two-thirds of the voters of such district present and voting upon the question at an annual or special meeting of the district.
2. No person who is related by blood or marriage to any member of a board of education shall be employed as a teacher by such board, except upon the consent of two-thirds of the members thereof to be determined at a board meeting and to be entered upon the proceedings of the board.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Education Law - EDN § 3016. Contract when teacher is related to trustee or member of board of education - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/education-law/edn-sect-3016/
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