Section 4604. Continuing education adult schools

1. The board of education
  of  each  school  district  may  establish  and maintain day and evening
  schools for adults, the controlling purpose of which shall be to provide
  a general program of continuing education in all  its  aspects  for  the
  improvement  of the civic, vocational and general intelligence of adults
  and to enable them to make a  wise  use  of  their  leisure  time.  Such
  continuing education adult schools may be of the following kinds:
    a.  Citizenship  schools providing instruction in English, civics, the
  common branches and other subjects which  may  increase  the  civic  and
  general   intelligence  of  foreign  born,  illiterate  and  non-English
  speaking persons.
    b. General continuing education adult schools providing instruction in
  approved high  school  subjects,  general  cultural  subjects,  approved
  occupational subjects, music, dramatic arts, fine, applied and practical
  arts subjects.
    c.  Recreation  and  leisure  time  schools  providing  instruction in
  physical education, health education, sports, games, arts and crafts and
  leisure time activities generally.
    2. The common council, council or board of estimate and  apportionment
  of  a city, the board of supervisors or other governing elective body of
  a county, the board of trustees of an incorporated village and the  town
  board of a town may make appropriations to aid and promote the extension
  of  education  among  illiterate and non-English speaking persons within
  the jurisdiction of such respective bodies.
    3. The commissioner is authorized and directed to promulgate rules and
  regulations to provide for the notification  of  participants  in  adult
  continuing  education schools of the emergency procedures to be followed
  in the event of fire.