New York Education Law Section 2590-N - Conflicts of interest.

 2590-n. Conflicts  of  interest.  * 1.  It shall be unlawful for any
  community board member, community  superintendent,  or  any  such  other
  officer  or  employee  in schools and programs under the jurisdiction of
  the community board as the chancellor by regulation shall specify, to be
  directly or indirectly interested in the furnishing of any  supplies  or
  materials,  or  in  the  doing  of  any work or labor, or in the sale or
  leasing of any real estate, or in any proposal, agreement,  or  contract
  for  any  of  these  purposes,  in  any  case  in  which  the  price  or
  consideration  is  to  be  paid,  in  whole  or  in  part,  directly  or
  indirectly,  out  of  any school moneys, or who shall have received from
  any source whatever any commission or compensation  in  connection  with
  any of the matters aforesaid.
* NB Effective until June 30, 2019
* 1.  It  shall  be unlawful for any community board member, community
  superintendent or any such other officer  or  employee  in  schools  and
  programs under the jurisdiction of the community board as the city board
  by  regulation shall specify, to be directly or indirectly interested in
  the furnishing of any supplies or materials, or in the doing of any work
  or labor, or in the sale or leasing  of  any  real  estate,  or  in  any
  proposal,  agreement  or contract for any of these purposes, in any case
  in which the price or consideration is to be paid, in whole or in  part,
  directly  or  indirectly,  out  of  any school moneys, or who shall have
  received from any source whatever  any  commission  or  compensation  in
  connection with any of the matters aforesaid.
* NB Effective June 30, 2019
2.  a. A community board member may not (i) use his official authority
  or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result
  of an  election  or  a  nomination  for  office;  or  (ii)  directly  or
  indirectly  coerce,  attempt  to  coerce  or  command  a community board
  employee or a city board employee to pay, lend or contribute anything of
  value  to  a  party,  committee,  organization,  agency  or  person  for
  political purposes or to participate in any political campaign.
b.  Notwithstanding any provision of this subdivision to the contrary,
  a community board member may participate in, affect or aid the result of
  such person's own election or nomination for office or express  opinions
  on political subjects and candidates.
c.  Nothing  in  this  subdivision shall be construed (i) to limit the
  applicability of section one hundred seven of the civil service  law  to
  community  board  members;  or (ii) to preclude a community board member
  from carrying out any duty prescribed by law.
3. Violation of this section shall constitute cause for  removal  from
  office  in  accordance  with  notice and hearing provisions contained in
  regulations and by-laws of the city board.
4. The provisions of this section shall not apply to authors of school
  books used in any of the public schools because of any interest they may
  have as authors in such books.

Last modified: February 3, 2019