§ 4502. Establishment of camps by city school districts and
appropriations authorized. 1. A city school district, acting through
its board of education, is hereby authorized to establish camps on land
provided therefor in parks adjacent to such city school district under
the jurisdiction and control of the state office of parks and recreation
or department of environmental conservation, or elsewhere. Such camps
shall be used to furnish instruction, recreation and maintenance to
children of school age. The board of education shall provide opportunity
for children to receive instruction in such subjects as it may deem
proper. Such board shall prescribe the activities to be carried on and
shall set up rules and regulations for admission to such camps and the
conduct and discipline thereof. Such camps shall be operated between
July first and August thirty-first of each year and at such other times
as such board of education may prescribe. No child shall be entitled to
free instruction and maintenance in any such camp for a period in excess
of two weeks during any one year, unless the board of education
prescribe and direct that physically handicapped or other children be
maintained for a longer period.

2. The board of education of a city school district may establish a
camp for children to be located in state parks on Long Island, which
have been or shall be selected by the state office of parks and
recreation on account of accessibility and availability, as a model camp
for the establishment of future camps.

3. The board of education of a city school district is hereby
authorized to appropriate such sums as may be necessary for the purpose
of carrying out the provisions of this article.