N.Y. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law § 57.21: Local government records advisory council

§ 57.21. Local government records advisory council. The commissioner

of education shall appoint a local government records advisory council

consisting of representatives of local government associations,

historians, the chief administrative judge, the commissioner of the

department of records and information services of the city of New York

or its successor agency, other users of local government records, and

other citizens. The city clerk of the city of New York shall be a

non-voting members of such advisory council. The council shall advise

the commissioner of education concerning local government records

policies and procedures, state services and financial support needed to

assist or advise local officials, and regulations pertaining to local

government records, and grants for local government records management

improvement pursuant to section 57.35 of this chapter. The advisory

council shall prepare an initial report on the above matters by December

first, nineteen hundred eighty-seven to be provided to the commissioner

of education, the governor, and appropriate committees of the

legislature. The commissioner of education shall not promulgate

regulations for the administration and maintenance of local government

records before July first, nineteen hundred eighty-eight except with

prior consultation with and review by the advisory council.