N.Y. EDN Law § 282
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Establishment of school library systems
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§ 282. Establishment of school library systems. The commissioner is\nauthorized to approve the establishment of school library systems, each\nsystem to be composed of school districts which are located within a\nboard of cooperative educational services area, or a school district\nserving a city with a population of one hundred twenty-five thousand or\nmore, or combinations thereof. The systems may include non-public school\nlibraries as defined in regulations to be promulgated by the\ncommissioner. Upon establishment, such school library systems shall be\ngoverned by either their respective boards of cooperative educational\nservices, by boards of education in school districts serving cities with\npopulations of one hundred twenty-five thousand or more, or by a\ngoverning body established under the plan to be submitted to the\ncommissioner in cases of systems serving a combination of areas.\n
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