New York Education Law Section 4203 - Persons eligible for appointment as pupils to institutions for instruction of the deaf.

 4203. Persons eligible for appointment as pupils to institutions for
  instruction  of  the deaf.  All deaf children resident in this state, of
  the age of three years and upwards and of  suitable  capacity,  and  who
  shall  have  been  resident  in  this  state  for  one  year immediately
  preceding the application, or, if an orphan, whose nearest friend  shall
  have  been resident in this state for one year immediately preceding the
  application, shall be eligible to appointment as state pupils in one  of
  the  institutions  for  the  instruction  of  the  deaf  of  this state,
  authorized by  law  to  receive  such  pupils;  provided,  however,  the
  foregoing  requirement  as  to  length of residence in this state may be
  waived in the discretion of the commissioner of education.

Last modified: February 3, 2019