New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter F - Private Schools
Part 126 - Licensed Private Career Schools Or Licensed Private Schools
Section 126.5 - Equipment and housing

(a) A school shall have classrooms, laboratories, shops and other facilities for instruction and administration which, in the judgment of the commissioner, are satisfactory for the proper conduct of the school.

(b) The instructional devices, machines, apparatus, supplies and other equipment shall be adapted to the courses of study being offered and adequate for satisfactory instruction, as approved by the commissioner. Any course or curriculum containing a skill component involving the use of machines shall maintain a student-to-machine ratio of one-to-one, unless otherwise approved by the commissioner.

(c) In addition to adequate and satisfactory classrooms, laboratories and shops, a private school shall, as appropriate, provide a library, administrative and supervisory offices, restrooms and toilet facilities and a checkroom and/or lockers for student use. Such rooms or space shall be properly equipped and large enough to meet the needs of students and faculty.

(d) The buildings, rooms or space in which staff and students are housed for any purpose while attending a school, and all facilities and equipment therein, shall meet the standards for school purposes of local fire, health and building authorities.

(e) Schools shall have their facilities approved by the commissioner upon initial application for a license and every renewal of a license thereafter, sale or transfer of a school license, relocation of a school, renovation or alteration of a school's facilities or reorganization of instructional space or equipment.