Education Law § 266 · Part 2. Libraries
Transfer of libraries
Text — Law content up to date as of October 2, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 266. Transfer of libraries. By vote similar to that required by section two hundred fifty-five of this chapter any municipality or district or tribal government or combination of districts, or by action of its trustees at a meeting duly held any association library, incorporated or registered by the regents, may, when such vote or action has been duly approved by the regents, transfer, conditionally as provided in section two hundred fifty-seven of this chapter, or otherwise, the ownership and control of its library with all its property, real and personal, or any part thereof, to any municipality, or district, or institution providing for free library service; and the trustees or body making the transfer shall thereafter be relieved of all responsibility pertaining to property thus transferred.
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- Law content up to date as of October 2, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
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