N.Y. EDN Law § 481

§ 481. Plans and specifications. 1. (a) No combined occupancy\nstructure shall be acquired, leased, erected, repaired, enlarged or\nremodeled by the fund until the detailed plans and specifications and\ncost estimates for the school portion thereof have been submitted to the\nboard of education and its approval has been endorsed thereon.\n (b) The board of education shall also review and approve the\narchitectural concept, including an outline of the plans and\nspecifications therefor, of the non-school portion of any combined\noccupancy structure to be erected, repaired, enlarged or remodeled in\naccordance with the provisions of any lease or other agreement between\nthe fund and any developer.\n 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law applicable to the city\nschool district of the city of Yonkers or the board of education of the\ncity of Yonkers, such district and such board shall only be required to\nsubmit an outline of the plans and specifications for a combined\noccupancy structure, and for the school portion thereof, to the\ncommissioner of education for his information.\n 3. Every contract, lease or other agreement executed by or on behalf\nof the fund which makes provision for the construction, acquisition,\nreconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement of the school portion of\nany combined occupancy structure shall include a provision that the\narchitect who designed the facility, or an architect or engineer\nretained specifically for the purpose of supervision, shall supervise\nthe work to be performed through to completion and shall see to it that\nthe materials furnished are in accordance with the drawings, plans,\nspecifications and contractual provisions therefor.\n