N.Y. Education Law § 235: State science service

§ 235. State science service. There shall be maintained in the

university a science service which shall be known as the state science

service and the state geologist, paleontologist, botanist, entomologist,

and archaeologist shall constitute its staff together with such other

scientists as the regents may employ or who are now employed by them.

This service is empowered and directed to make available its services to

all the departments of the state, and the residents of the state under

such rules and regulations as the regents may prescribe and is empowered

to engage in such scientific research as directed by law or by the

regents and shall cooperate with scientific units or agencies of other

states, the federal government, educational institutions and industry in

the discovery, analysis and dissemination of scientific information. The

director of the state museum shall also be the director and head of the

state science service and the staff of the service shall be members of

the staff of the state museum.