New York State Law Pertaining to Libraries, Library Systems, Trustees and Librarians
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Arts And Cultural Affairs Law
Article 20 - New York State Cultural Resources Act
Title U, Article 57-A - Local Government Records Law
- §57.05 State Archives
- §57.13 Statement of legislative intent
- §57.15 Short title
- §57.17 Definitions
- §57.19 Local government records management program
- §57.21 Local government records advisory council
- §57.23 Oversight and advisory services
- §57.25 Records retention and disposition
- §57.27 Records with statewide significance
- §57.29 Reproduction of records and disposition of the originals
- §57.31 Cooperative records storage and management
- §57.33 Exclusions
- §57.35 Grants for local government records management improvement
- §57.37 Regional records offices
- §57.39 Reporting requirements
Title W, Article 61 - Miscellaneous Provisions
- §61.05 Free public libraries
Civil Practice Laws And Rules
- §2307 Books, papers and other things of a library, department or bureau of a municipal corporation or of the state
Article 45 - Evidence
Civil Rights
- §40 Equal rights in place of public accommodation, resort or amusement
Civil Service Law
Article 4 - Recruitment of Personnel
- §62 Constitutional oath upon appointment
Article 5 - Personnel Changes
- §75 Removal and other disciplinary action
Article 7 - Enforcement; Prohibitions; Penalties
- §95 Duties of public officers
Education Law
Article 3 - Education Department
Article 5 - University of the State of New York
- §207 Legislative power
- §208 General examinations, credentials and degrees
- §214 Institutions in the university
- §215 Visitation and reports
- §216 Charters
- §216-a Applicability of not-for-profit corporation law
- §217 Provisional charters
- §219 Change of name or charter
- §220 Distribution of assets
- §222 Suspension of operations
- §223 Consolidation of corporations
- §226 Powers of trustees of institutions
- §232 Departments and their government
- §245 State library, how constituted
- §246 State medical library
- §247 State law library; legislative reference library
- §248 Manuscript and records "on file"
- §249 State library, when open; use of books
- §249-a Libraries of public institutions of higher education; access and use
- §250 Duplicate department
- §251 Transfers from state officers
- §252 Other libraries owned by the state
- §253 Public and association libraries and museum
- §254 Standards of library service
- §255 Establishment of a public library
- §256 Contracts
- §257 Acceptance of conditional gift
- §258 Closing of museum; admission fee during certain hours.
- §258-a Purchases by museums, historical societies, zoological gardens, aquariums, botanical gardens and arboreta through office of general services
- §259 Library taxes
- §260 Trustees
- §260-a Meetings of board of trustees
- §260-b Reduction of salaries for purchase of annuities
- §260-c Reduction of salaries for tax-deferred annuities
- §260-d Board of trustees continuing education
- §261 Incorporation
- §262 Use of public and Indian libraries
- §263 Reports
- §264 Injuries to property
- §265 Detention
- §265-a Defense of lawful detention
- §266 Transfer of libraries
- §267 Local neglect
- §268 Abolition
- §269 Library extension service
- §270 Acceptance of surplus library books or property.
- §271 Apportionment of state aid to Indian libraries
- §272 Conditions under which library systems are entitled to state aid
- §273 Apportionment of state aid
- §273-a State aid for library construction
- §274 Use and care of school library
- §275 Librarians of school libraries
- §276 Existing rules continued in force
- §277 Authority to raise and receive money for school library
- §278 Authority to transfer school library property to a free library
- §279 Fees
- §280 Penalty for disobedience to library law; rules or orders
- §282 Establishment of school library systems
- §283 Functions of school library systems
- §284 State aid for school library systems
- §285 State aid for cooperation with correctional facilities
Article 6 - Enacted without article heading.
Article 7 - Commissioner of Education
Article 9 - School Buildings and Sites
Article 19 - Medical and Health Service
- §922 Opioid overdose prevention
Article 35 - Union Free School Districts
- §1709 Powers and duties of boards of education
Article 37 - Central School Districts
- §1805 Powers of central school districts; officers of component districts; transition state aid
Article 41 - District Meetings
- §2006 Special meeting in common school district
- §2007 Special meeting in union free school district
- §2008 Call of special district meeting by district superintendent
- §2012 Qualifications of voters at district meetings
- §2018 Nomination of candidates for the office of member of the board of education in all union free school districts or for the office the office of member of the board of trustees in all common school districts which have elected to vote for trustees at a time or place separate from the annual meeting
- §2018-a Absentee ballots for school district elections
- §2018-b Absentee ballots for school district elections by pool registration
- §2021 Powers of voters
- §2023 Levy of tax for certain purposes without vote
Article 43 - School District Officers - Town and County Officials
- §2102 Qualifications of officers
Article 51 - City School Districts of Cities With Less Than One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Inhabitants
Article 52 - City School Districts of Cities With One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Inhabitants or More
- §2554 Powers and duties of board of education
Article 53 - School Elections in City School Districts of Cities With Less Than One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Inhabitants
Article 73 - Apportionment of Public Moneys
- §3602 Apportionment of public moneys to school districts employing eight or more teachers
Article 130* - Opportunity for Higher Education
Sub Article 1
Sub Article 2
- §6507 Administration by the education department
Article 131 - Medicine
Environmental Conservation Law
Article 6 — State Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy Act
Estates, Powers and Trusts Law
Article 8 — Charitable Trusts
- §8-1.3 Certain charitable trusts regulated
Article 11 — Fiduciary: Powers, Duties and Limitations; Actions by or Against in Representative or Individual Capacities
Executive Law
Article 7-A - Solicitation and Collection of Funds for Charitable Purposes
General Construction Law
Article 2 - Meaning of Terms
- §41 Quorum and majority
General Municipal Law
Article 2 - General Municipal Finances
Article 3 - Report of Financial Condition
Article 4 - Negligence and Malfeasance of Public Officers; Taxpayers Remedies
- §52 Liability insurance for officers and employees
Article 5 - Powers, Limitations and Liabilities
- §77-b Expenses of certain public officers and employees attending conventions, conferences and schools
Article 5-A - Public Contracts
Article 7 - Trusts for Parks and Libraries in Villages and Towns
- §140 Trusts for public parks, playgrounds, libraries and public buildings
- §141 Trustees a corporation
- §142 Eligibility of trustees
- §143 Management and appropriation of property
- §144 Parks, playgrounds and libraries to be free
- §145 Subject to visitation of supreme court
- §146 Devises and bequests restricted
Article 14-G - Interlocal Agreements With Governmental Units of Other States
- §462 Interlocal agreements authorized
Article 18 - Conflicts of Interest of Municipal Officers and Employees
Insurance Law
- §107 Definitions of terms of general use in this chapter
Article 34 - Insurance Contracts-Property/Casualty
- §3435 Group property/casualty insurance
Article 47 - Municipal Cooperative Health Benefit Plans
- §4702 Definitions
Judiciary Law
Article 14 - Law Reporting Article
- §434 Contracts for publication of reports
Legislative Law
Article 3 - The Enactment and Publication of Laws
- §47 Officers and institutions entitled to receive volumes of journals, bills, and public documents
Local Finance Law
- §37.00 Referenda on bond resolutions or capital note resolution; school districts
New York State Printing and Public Documents Law
Article 3 - General Provisions
- §12 Responsibilities of state agencies
Not For Profit Corporation
Article 4 - Formation of Corporations
- §404 Approvals and consents
Article 7 - Directors and Officers
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Penal Law
Public Authorities Law
- §1680 Dormitories at certain educational institutions other than state operated institutions and statutory or contract colleges under the jurisdiction of the state university of New York
Public Buildings Law
Article 4-A - Construction of Public Buildings to Provide Access and Use by the Physically Handicapped
Public Health Law
Article 13-E - Regulation of Smoking in Certain Public Areas
Article 33 - Controlled Substances
- §3309 Opioid overdose prevention
Public Housing Law
Article 3 - Municipal Housing Authorities
Public Officers Law
Article 2 - Appointment and Qualification of Public Officers
Article 6 - Freedom of Information Law
Article 7 - Open Meetings Law
Public Service Law
Article 10 - Siting of Major Electric Generating Facilities
- §164 Application for a certificate
Real Property Tax Law
Article 4 - Exemptions
Article 13 - Special Provisions Relating to School Districts
Retirement And Social Security Law
Title 2, Article 2 - New York State Employees Retirement System
- §30 Participation by municipalities [in the State Employees Retirement System]
- §31 Participation by public or quasi-public organizations
- §31-a Participation by school district public libraries
- §31-b Participation by the Upper Hudson Library System
- §31-c Participation by the Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency
- §31-d Participation by the Pioneer Library System
State Finance Law
Article 4-A - State Assistance to Local Government
- §54 Per capita state aid for the support of local government
Article 6 - Funds of the State
Article 11 - State Purchasing
- §163 Purchasing services and commodities
Town Law
Article 3 - Town Officers, Powers, Duties and Compensation
- §25 Oaths of office and undertaking
Transportation Law
Article 2-D - Utica Transportation Authority
Uniform City Court Act
Article 18 - Small Claims
- §1809 Procedures relating to corporations, associations, insurers and assignees
Uniform District Court Act
Article 18 - Small Claims
- §1809 Procedures relating to corporations, insurers and assignees
Uniform Justice Court Act
Article 18 - Small Claims
- §1809 Procedures relating to corporations, associations, insurers and assignees