N.Y. Education Law § 239-a: Collection and distribution of student's residual consumer goods

§ 239-a. Collection and distribution of student's residual consumer

goods. 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have

the following meanings:

a. "consumer goods" shall mean goods that are used or bought for use

primarily for personal, family or household purposes including, but not

limited to, home furnishings, canned and non-perishable foods,

factory-sealed and/or originally-packaged toiletries, clothing,

cookware, and electronics.

b. "university" and "college" shall have the same meaning as set forth

in section two of this title.

c. "city university" shall have the same meaning as set forth in

section sixty-two hundred two of this chapter.

2. The administration of the individual state and city universities

and colleges and every public or private college, community college or

university within the state, are hereby authorized to facilitate a

campus-wide charitable donation program for local area not-for-profit

organizations utilizing students' residual consumer goods. The

administration:

a. shall designate a collection area for students to drop-off their

unused or surplus goods two weeks before the end of the school year;

b. shall either develop a direct donation program of the residual

consumer goods or organize a charitable event to collect residual

consumer goods and donate such goods to local not-for-profit

organizations; and

c. may involve student organizations for the implementation of the

program.

3. The consumer goods collected:

a. shall be from those college students residing in campus-related

residential facilities;

b. shall be consumer goods that would be discarded at the end of the

school year by college students;

c. shall be in useable and good working condition.

4. In the event that there is no viable local not-for-profit

organization able to accept the residential consumer goods collected,

the administration of the individual state or city university or college

or public or private college, community college or university within the

state may organize a campus-wide sale of such goods. The profits of such

sale may be dedicated by the student organizations or by the individual

state or city university or college or public or private college,

community college or university facilitating the program to a local

not-for-profit organization.

5. The administration of any individual state or city university or

college or public or private college, community college or university

may grant credit to student members of organizations involved with the

program, pursuant to subdivision two of this section, in the amount and

form that such administration deems appropriate.