N.Y. Educ. Law § 3225

* § 3225. Special employment certificate. 1. A special employment\ncertificate may be issued to a minor fifteen years of age, found to be\nincapable of profiting by further instruction available upon compliance\nwith the same requirements as in the case of a full-time employment\ncertificate.\n 2. The fact that a minor is incapable of profiting from further\ninstruction available shall be determined in accordance with the\nprovisions of section thirty-two hundred eight of this article and the\nregulations of the commissioner of education.\n 3. A special employment certificate shall not authorize the employment\nof a minor in or in connection with or for a factory.\n * NB Repealed May 9, 2027\n