Title ACA, Arts and Cultural Affairs

§ 57.25. Records retention and disposition. 1. It shall be the\nresponsibility of every local officer to maintain records to adequately\ndocument the transaction of public business and the services and\nprograms for which such officer is responsible; to retain and have\ncustody …

§ 57.27. Records with statewide significance. The commissioner of\neducation is authorized to designate particular local government records\nfor permanent retention because of their enduring statewide\nsignificance.\n

§ 57.29. Reproduction of records and disposition of the originals.\nAny local officer may reproduce any record in his custody by\nmicrophotography or other means that accurately and completely\nreproduces all the information in the record. Such official may then\ndispose of the …

§ 57.31. Cooperative records storage and management. All local\ngovernment records shall be kept in secure facilities maintained by the\nlocal government unless the consent of the commissioner of education is\nobtained to their transfer and storage elsewhere. Any local governmen…

§ 57.33. Exclusions. The provisions of this article shall not apply\nto:\n 1. The records of any court, except as provided in section 57.35 of\nthis article.\n 2. The records of any city with a population of one million or more,\nand the records of any county contained therein, …

§ 57.35. Grants for local government records management improvement.\n1. The commissioner of education, upon consultation with the local\ngovernment records advisory council, is authorized to award grants for\nrecords management improvement as specified in sections 57.19, 57.25,…

§ 57.37. Regional records offices. 1. The commissioner of education is\nauthorized to establish in each judicial district, except New York city,\na regional records office. In New York city, the commissioner of\neducation is authorized to establish a single regional records offi…

§ 57.39. Reporting requirements. The commissioner of education, with\nthe advice of the New York state local government records advisory\ncouncil, shall report annually on or before March first to the governor\nand the legislature on the status of local government records\nmanag…

§ 57.51. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares\nthat:\n 1. During the period beginning late in the fifteenth century through\nthe nineteenth century, millions of persons of African origin were\nenslaved and brought to the Western Hemisphere, including the Unit…

§ 57.52. Amistad commission; established. 1. The Amistad commission\n(commission), so named in honor of the group of enslaved Africans led by\nJoseph Cinque who, while being transported in eighteen hundred\nthirty-nine on a vessel named the Amistad, gained their freedom after\no…

§ 57.53. The Amistad commission; duties and responsibilities. The\nAmistad commission shall have the following responsibilities and duties:\n 1. to survey and catalog the extent and breadth of education\nconcerning the African slave trade, slavery in America, the vestiges of\nsl…

§ 57.54. Authorization. 1. The Amistad commission is authorized to\ncall upon any department, office, division or agency of the state, or of\nany county, municipality or school district of the state, to supply such\ndata, program reports and other information, as it deems necess…

§ 59.01. Short title. This title may be cited as the "Museum\nPlanetarium Act".\n

§ 59.03. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a\ndifferent meaning clearly appears from the context,\n 1. The term "Planetarium Authority" shall mean the corporation created\nby section 59.05 of this chapter;\n 2. The term "planetarium" shall mean the planet…

§ 59.05. The American Museum of Natural History Planetarium Authority.\nThe trustees of The American Museum of Natural History, a corporation\ncreated by chapter one hundred and nineteen of the laws of eighteen\nhundred sixty-nine, and their successors in such office shall appoi…

§ 59.07. Powers of the Planetarium Authority. The Planetarium\nAuthority shall have power:\n 1. To sue and be sued;\n 2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;\n 3. To acquire, hold and dispose of personal property for its corporate\npurposes;\n 4. To make by-laws for th…

§ 59.09. Admission fees. In order that the educational influence of\nthe planetarium shall reach as many persons as possible, the board shall\nnot fix admission fees, at rates higher than are necessary to pay the\ncost of construction, operation, maintenance and repair of the\np…

§ 59.11. Moneys of the Planetarium Authority. The moneys in the\ndeposit account of the Planetarium Authority shall be paid out on checks\nsigned by the executive director of the Planetarium Authority or by such\nother person or persons as the Planetarium Authority may authorize…

§ 59.13. Bonds of the Planetarium Authority. 1. Subject to the\nconsent of the American Museum of Natural History, the Planetarium\nAuthority shall have power and is hereby authorized from time to time to\nissue its negotiable bonds in conformity with applicable provisions of\nt…

§ 59.15. State and city not liable on bonds. The bonds and other\nobligations of the Planetarium Authority shall not be a debt of the\nstate of New York or city of New York and neither the state nor such\ncity shall be liable thereon, nor shall they be payable out of any funds\n…

§ 59.17. Bonds legal investments for fiduciaries. The bonds are hereby\nmade securities in which all public officers and bodies of this state\nand all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance\ncompanies and associations, all savings banks and savings institutions…

§ 59.19. Bonds to be tax exempt. The bonds shall be exempt from\ntaxation except for transfer and estate taxes.\n

§ 59.21. Remedies of bondholders. 1. In the event that the Planetarium\nAuthority shall default in the payment of principal of or interest on\nany of the bonds after the same shall become due, whether at maturity or\nupon call for redemption, and such default shall continue for …

§ 59.23. Members of the board of the Planetarium Authority and\nemployees not to profit. No officer, member of the board or employee of\nthe corporation shall receive or may be lawfully entitled to receive any\npecuniary profit from the operation thereof.\n

§ 59.25. Visitation by regents. The regents, or the commissioner of\neducation, or their representatives, may visit, examine into and\ninspect, the Planetarium Authority as an institution under the\neducational supervision of the state, and may require, as often as\ndesired, dul…

§ 59.27. Application of law. All of the general provisions of the\npublic authorities law or of any other law shall apply to the\nPlanetarium Authority herein continued in the same manner as if the\nlanguage of such law had been incorporated in full into this article,\nexcept to…

§ 60.01. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms\nshall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Autographed" means bearing the actual signature of a sports\npersonality, signed by such individual's own hand.\n 2. "Collectible" means an autographed sports item includ…

§ 60.02. Certificate of authenticity; contents. 1. Whenever a dealer,\nin selling or offering to sell in or from this state a collectible to a\nconsumer, provides a description of such collectible as being\nautographed, he shall furnish to the consumer at the time of sale a\ncer…

§ 60.03. Prohibitions. No dealer shall represent that a collectible is\nautographed if said dealer knows, or has reason to believe, that it was\nsigned other than by the sports personality in his or her own hand.\n

§ 60.04. Disclosure required. 1. No dealer shall sell or offer for\nsale in or from this state an autographed sports collectible to any\nconsumer unless, at the location where the sale occurs, in close\nproximity to the merchandise, he places a conspicuous sign that reads:\n SAL…

§ 60.05. Private remedies. Any consumer injured by the failure of a\ndealer to provide a certificate of authenticity containing the\ninformation required by section 60.02 of this article, or by the\nfurnishing by a dealer of a certificate of authenticity that contains\ninformati…

§ 60.06. Enforcement by attorney general. In addition to the other\nremedies provided, whenever there shall be a violation of this article,\napplication may be made by the attorney general in the name of the\npeople of the state of New York to a court or justice having\njurisdic…

§ 61.01. Public entertainment on Sunday. All legitimate theatrical\nperformances, concert and recital dances, motion picture exhibitions, or\nother public exhibitions, exhibits, shows or entertainment on the first\nday of the week are prohibited, except as hereinafter provided.\…

§ 61.03. Maintenance or employment of band by a city or village. The\ngoverning board of any city of the first or second class may, and the\ngoverning board of a city of the third class or of a village, if a\nproposition be submitted as provided in this section and adopted by\nm…

§ 61.05. Free public libraries. Any municipal corporation may\nestablish and maintain a free public library or museum in accordance\nwith the library provisions of sections two hundred fifty-three to two\nhundred seventy-one, both inclusive, of the education law.\n

§ 61.07. Use of fireworks in entertainment productions in certain\ncities. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a city having a\npopulation of one million or more may enact a local law permitting and\nregulating the storage, transportation, sale for use or use of\nfirewor…

§ 61.09. Use of school house by news media. The trustees or board of\neducation of any school district may permit, subject to terms and\nconditions satisfactory to such trustees or board, the admission of\npersons and equipment of any news medium to school grounds, school\nhouse…

§ 61.11. Fingerprinting employees of public galleries, museums,\nhospitals, medical colleges affiliated with hospitals and private\nproprietary hospitals. The trustees or board of managers of a public\ngallery of art or museum housing valuable objects of art, precious\nmetals or…

§ 61.13. Earl W. Brydges Artpark. Notwithstanding any inconsistent\nprovision of law to the contrary, the performing arts theatre in the\nNiagara Frontier region known as the Lewiston State Park Arts Center\nshall continue to be known and suitably marked, in a manner prescribed\…

§ 7.01. New York state summer school of the arts. The New York state\nsummer school of the arts under the jurisdiction and control of the\neducation department is hereby continued.\n

§ 7.03. Object of the summer school. The primary object of the summer\nschool of the arts is to provide to high school and college students,\nwho are residents of the state of New York, having exceptional artistic\nskills and talents and who are interested in pursuing profession…

§ 7.05. Executive director. 1. The executive director heretofore\nappointed by the commissioner of education to be the head of the New\nYork state summer school of the arts shall continue in office. The\nexecutive director shall hold office at the pleasure of the commissioner\no…

§ 7.07. Advisory council; powers. 1. The advisory council heretofore\nappointed by the commissioner of education is hereby continued\nconsisting of seven members who need not be residents of the state, and\neach of whom shall serve at the pleasure of such commissioner. The term\…

§ 7.09. Areas of instruction; credits. The summer school of the arts\nshall consist of the following divisions:\n 1. Theatre.\n 2. Ballet and modern dance.\n 3. Visual arts.\n 4. Film/media.\n 5. Music/orchestral studies/choral studies.\n 6. Creative writing.\n 7. Technical thea…

§ 7.11. Tuition. The executive director shall, subject to the approval\nof the commissioner of education and the director of the budget, fix and\ndetermine the amount of tuition to be paid by each applicant for\nadmission. Such tuition may be paid by the local school district\nw…

§ 7.13. Eligibility requirements for admission. 1. All applicants for\nadmission must be residents of the state.\n 2. All applicants for admission must demonstrate to the satisfaction\nof the commissioner of education that such applicant:\n (a) Intends to pursue a professional c…

§ 7.15. Regulations for admission and scholastic credits. The\ncommissioner of education may make such regulations in relation to the\nadmission of applicants into any of the facilities operated and\nmaintained by the summer school of the arts. The commissioner may\nfurther prom…

§ 8.01. Legislative findings and declaration of policy. The\nlegislature hereby finds and declares that New York state is unique\namong states for its contribution to the art of writing and for the\nspecial resources and opportunities it offers to writers. It is hereby\nfurther …

§ 8.03. New York state writers' institute. The New York state writers'\ninstitute is hereby established under the jurisdiction of the state\nuniversity of New York.\n

§ 8.05. Objectives. The New York state writers' institute shall:\n 1. Establish an arts and cultural program for the study of creative\nwriting in the context of literary criticism, the humanities and other\ncreative arts;\n 2. Hire such writers, artists and other personnel as m…