§ 409. School building regulations in relation to health and safety.
1. All school buildings of common, union free, central, central high
school and city school districts other than city school districts of
cities having one hundred twenty-five thousand inhabitants or more and
boards of cooperative educational services shall comply with such
regulations as the commissioner shall adopt from time to time for the
purpose of insuring the health and safety of pupils and staff in
relation to proper heating, lighting, ventilation, sanitation and
health, fire and accident protection.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule or
regulation, tobacco use shall not be permitted and no person shall use
tobacco on school grounds. "School grounds" means any building,
structure and surrounding outdoor grounds, including entrances or exits,
contained within a public or private pre-school, nursery school,
elementary or secondary school's legally defined property boundaries as
registered in a county clerk's office.