§ 45.03 Statement of Policy; Scope of 24 RCNY Health Code Article 45.
RCNY § 45.03
(a)It is hereby recognized that other State and City agencies, including among others, the Board of Education, the State Department of Social Welfare, and the State Department of Health, have important functions in areas relating to the health and welfare of children. The Department shall, therefore, as far as possible, administer the provisions of 24 RCNY Health Code Articles 45 through 51 with due regard to the duties and responsibilities of such other agencies, and shall, as far as possible, coordinate its activities with theirs. The provisions of these articles are not intended and shall not be construed to interfere with the teaching of religion. It is further recognized that experimentation and the testing of new ideas are of great importance in raising standards relating to schools and children's institutions. The provisions of 24 RCNY Health Code Articles 45 through 51 shall not be interpreted to favor any specific doctrine of child care or early childhood education, but shall be applied so as to permit experimental programs of all kinds consistent with the health, safety and welfare of children.
(b)The provisions of 24 RCNY Health Code Article 45 shall apply to schools and children's institutions and the provisions of 24 RCNY Health Code § 45.09(b), (c) and (d) shall also apply to public and private high schools.
