New York Education Law Section 258-A - Purchases by museums, historical societies, zoological gardens, aquariums, botanical gardens and arboreta through office of general services.

 258-a. Purchases   by   museums,  historical  societies,  zoological
  gardens, aquariums, botanical gardens and  arboreta  through  office  of
  general  services.  Museums,  historical  societies, zoological gardens,
  aquariums,  botanical  gardens  and  arboreta  which  are  chartered  or
  incorporated  by the regents or otherwise formed pursuant to section two
  hundred sixteen of this chapter or otherwise pursuant  to  the  laws  of
  this  state  and are also non-profit organizations may make purchases of
  commodities and services through the office of general services  subject
  to  such  rules  as  may  be  established  from time to time pursuant to
  section one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law; provided  that
  each such purchase shall have a cost of five hundred dollars or more and
  that  said  museum,  historical  society,  zoological  garden, aquarium,
  botanical garden or arboreta shall accept sole  responsibility  for  any
  payment of such cost due the vendor.

Last modified: February 3, 2019