§ 3027. Discrimination based on age prohibited. Notwithstanding any
provision of law to the contrary, no board of education in any city,
union free, common or central school district in this state shall
hereafter prohibit, prevent, disqualify or discriminate against any
person who is physically and mentally qualified from competing,
participating, or registering for an examination for or from qualifying
for, a position as teacher, or be penalized in a final rating by reason
of his or her age. Any such rule, requirement, resolution, regulation
or penalization of such board shall be void.

Nothing herein contained, however, shall prevent such board from
adopting reasonable minimum or maximum age requirements for positions
which require extraordinary physical effort, except where age limits for
such positions are already prescribed by law.