2019 New York Laws
EDN - Education
Title 6 - Special Schools and Instruction
Article 93 - Career, Practical Arts, Continuing Adult Education and Vocational and Educational Guidance
4605 - Vocational and Educational Guidance.

§ 4605. Vocational   and  educational  guidance.    1.  The  board  of
  education of each school district or board  of  cooperative  educational
  services  may  employ  qualified  persons  for  the purpose of providing
  vocational and educational guidance for minors.    Such  vocational  and
  educational  guidance  service  and the qualifications of the counselors
  employed for such work shall be approved by the commissioner.
2. The board  of  education  of  each  school  district  or  board  of
  cooperative  educational services may establish, conduct and maintain as
  a part of the public school system a guidance bureau which shall perform
  such of the following duties as may be determined by such board:
a. Providing information and counsel for pupils regarding  educational
  and occupational opportunities.
b.   Providing   employment  and  follow-up  services  for  minors  in
  cooperation with existing public agencies.
c. Conducting research studies of pupils and the local educational and
  occupational opportunities in cooperation with existing public agencies.
d. Assisting in the organization of  courses  of  study  dealing  with
  educational and occupational opportunities for use in the schools and in
  teaching and supervising such courses.
e.  Organizing  and  conducting a counseling service in the schools to
  assist pupils in the  formation  of  their  educational  and  vocational
  plans.
f. Cooperating with other staff members to advance the educational and
  occupational progress of pupils.