N.Y. Educ. Law § 3009

§ 3009. Unqualified teachers shall not be paid from school moneys.\n1. No part of the school moneys apportioned to a district shall be\napplied to the payment of the salary of an unqualified teacher, nor\nshall his salary, or any part thereof, be collected by a district tax\nexcept as provided in this chapter.\n 2. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the\nschool authorities of any school district shall have the power, in their\ndiscretion, to employ persons as teacher aides who shall assist the\nregular teacher or teachers of the district in the performance of their\nteaching functions by performing those nonteaching duties otherwise\nperformed by such regular teacher or teachers.\n b. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the\nschool authorities of any school district shall have the power, in their\ndiscretion, to employ persons as teaching assistants. Such persons, if\nso employed, shall be authorized to act only under the general\nsupervision of a licensed or certified teacher.\n