N.Y. Arts and Cultural Affairs Law § 57.23: Oversight and advisory services

§ 57.23. Oversight and advisory services. 1. It shall be the

responsibility of the commissioner of education to advise local

governments on planning and administering programs for the creation,

maintenance, preservation, reproduction, retention, and disposition of

their records; to advise local governments on the development of

micrographics systems, automated data processing systems, and other

systems that rely on technology to create, store, manage, and reproduce

information or records; and to advise local governments on the

preservation and use of vital records and records with enduring value

for historical or other research purposes.

2. The commissioner of education is authorized to establish

requirements for the proper creation, preservation, management and

protection of records, and shall develop statewide plans to ensure

preservation of adequate documentation of the functions, services, and

historical development of local governments.

3. The commissioner of education is authorized to promulgate

regulations to implement the provisions of this article with advice from

the local government records advisory council.