The Office of Counsel has issued formal opinions since the 1950s on a variety of issues within the Department’s jurisdiction.  Below are digital scans of these opinions and an index containing the headings/subjects of each opinion.  The index is a Microsoft Word file that can be searched.

You can request the issuance of a formal opinion by emailing legal@nysed.gov.

Currently, Opinions 1-117 and 240-243 are available.  The Office of Counsel is currently digitizing Opinions 118-239.

FORMAL OPINIONS INDEX

• Opinion Nos. 1 - 26
• Opinion Nos. 27 - 59
• Opinion Nos. 60 - 80
• Opinion Nos. 81 - 93
• Opinion Nos. 94 - 99
• Opinion Nos. 100 - 117
• Opinion No. 240
• Opinion No. 241
• Opinion No. 242