N.Y. Education Law § 254: Standards of library service

§ 254. Standards of library service. The regents shall have power to

fix standards of library service for every free association, public and

hospital library or, with the advice of the appropriate tribal

government and library board of trustees, Indian library which receives

any portion of the moneys appropriated by the state to aid such

libraries, or which is supported in whole or in part by tax levied by

any municipality or district. In the case of a hospital library or a

library serving a hospital, such standards shall be established in

consultation with the commissioner of health. If any such library shall

fail to comply with the regents requirements, such library shall not

receive any portion of the moneys appropriated by the state for free,

hospital or Indian libraries nor shall any tax be levied by any

municipality or district for the support in whole or in part of such

library.