§ 18. Severability and construction. The provisions of this article\nshall be severable, and if any court of competent jurisdiction declares\nany phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this article to be invalid,\nor its applicability to any government agency, person or circumstance is\ndeclared invalid, the remainder of this article and its relevant\napplicability shall not be affected. The provisions of this article\nshall be liberally construed to give effect to the purposes thereof.\n
N.Y. Educ. Law § 18
Severability and construction
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 176 F. Supp. 3d 101 - Terrill v. Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District (2016)
Most recently applied in 176 F. Supp. 3d 101 - Terrill v. Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District (March 2016)
2014-09-22
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.