Terms Used In N.Y. Education Law 8005

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed to alter, modify or impair any conditions of employment relating to service in the federal government, the state of New York, its political subdivisions, including school districts, or special districts and authorities or any facilities or institutions under the jurisdiction of or subject to the certification of any agency of the state of New York or its political subdivisions.