New York State Education Department Office of the Counsel Archived Websites
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Office of the Counsel, which is part of the New York State Education Department.
Title
- Education Department Office of the Counsel archived websites
Quantity
- 4 website(s)
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- B2167
Creator
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Education Department's Office of the Counsel. Researchers should note that this site was not captured in 2014 or 2015.
B2167-07: This accretion consists of a copy of the Office of the Counsel site produced on March 13, 2007, shortly after Governor George E. Pataki (1995-2006) left office. It contains decisions of the Commissioner of Education (1991-2007) concerning a wide array of matters, information about appealing a commissioner's decision, and appeal forms, including those for appeals involving homeless youth (2005). It also includes information and forms associated with the chartering of education corporations such as schools and museums. Also present are summaries of changes to educational laws (2006) and guidance documents (2000-2005) about issues such as computer technology in schools, complying with the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, and solicitation of charitable donations from school children.
B2167-08: This accretion consists of a copy of the Office of the Counsel site produced on May 11, 2008, shortly after the resignation of Governor Eliot L. Spitzer (2007-2008). Most of the information in this copy is also included in the March 13, 2007 copy, but this copy contains additional decisions of the Commissioner of Education (1991-2008).
B2167-11: This accretion consists of a copy of the Office of the Counsel site produced on January 14, 2011, shortly after Governor David A. Paterson (2008-2010) left office. It contains additional decisions of the Commissioner of Education (1991-2011), newer summaries of recent changes to educational laws (2008-2011), and additional guidance documents (2000-2010) about education-related issues.
B2167-20: This accretion consists of a copy of the Office of the Counsel site produced on March 24, 2020, during the third term of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (2011-2021). It contains additional decisions of the Commissioner of Education (1991-2020) and updated rules and regulations (2017).
Related Material
B2165Series B2165, New York State Education Department Archived Websites, contains archival copies of websites maintained by the parent department of the Office of the Counsel.
Custodial History
The New York State Archives used Web archiving software to copy these websites in order to preserve the information they contain.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Access Terms
Geographic Name(s)
Subject(s)
- New York (State)--Charters
- Educational law and legislation--New York (State)
- Teachers of homeless children--New York (State)
- School management and organization--Law and legislation--New York (State)
- Certificates of incorporation--New York (State)
- School boards--Law and legislation--New York (State)
- Students with disabilities--New York (State)