2006 New York Code - Liability Of Board Of Education And Community School Boards In A City Having A Population Of One Million Or More Inhabitants.

 
    § 2560. Liability of board of education and community school boards in
  a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants.
  1.  Notwithstanding  any inconsistent provision of law, general, special
  or local, or the limitation contained in  the  provisions  of  any  city
  charter,  any  duly appointed member of the board of education in a city
  having a population  of  one  million  or  more,  the  members  of  each
  community  school board in such city, the teaching or supervising staff,
  officer, or employee of such board and of  each  such  community  school
  board,  member  of  a  committee  on  special  education or subcommittee
  thereof or authorized participant in the  school  volunteer  program  in
  such  city shall be entitled to legal representation and indemnification
  pursuant to the provisions of, and subject to the conditions, procedures
  and limitations contained in section fifty-k of  the  general  municipal
  law,  except  that  any  judgment or settlement pursuant to this section
  shall be payable from the monies of the board of education.
    2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, general, special
  or local, or limitations contained in the provision of any city charter,
  it shall not be within  the  power  of  the  board  of  education  or  a
  community  school  board  in  any  school  district  in  a  city  with a
  population of one million or more to require a  volunteer  participating
  in  any school activities to execute a waiver of responsibility in favor
  of that board as  a  condition,  either  express  or  implied,  of  such
  participation.  Such  waiver  would  include,  but  not be limited to, a
  release of any party against whom the volunteer may  have  rights  under
  any  existing provision of law for personal injuries incurred during the
  performance of authorized volunteer duties by an authorized  participant
  in a school volunteer program.