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2019 New York Laws
GMU - General Municipal
Article 5-A - Public Contracts
104-C - Disposal of Surplus Computer Equipment.

Universal Citation: NY Gen Mun L § 104-C (2019)
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* §  104-c. Disposal of surplus computer equipment. 1. Definitions. As
used in this section:
  (a) "Computer" means a computer central  processing  unit  and,  where
attached  to  a  computer  central processing unit, such computer cases,
computer memory, card and other peripheral devices as may reasonably  be
viewed functionally as one unit.
  (b)  "Computer  equipment" means computers, computer memory, cards and
associated peripheral devices including, but not limited to, floppy disk
drives, hard disk drives, printers, modems, computer-related cables  and
networking devices, scanners, computer monitors, and computer software.
  (c) "Computer software" means executable computer programs and related
data  files  on  computer-related  media  including, but not limited to,
floppy disks, hard disks,  optical  and  magneto-optical  computer  data
storage devices.
  2.  The  governing board of a political subdivision may by resolution,
adopt policies authorizing the disposal of computers, computer  software
and  computer  equipment  no  longer  needed  for  the  purposes  of the
political  subdivision  through  donation  to  public  schools,   public
libraries,  and  other  public  and  private  institutions  for  secular
educational  use,  and  to  not-for-profit  institutions  for   use   by
individuals   with   disabilities,   senior   citizens,  or  low  income
individuals, upon proof of need by such institution and  subordinate  to
the  requirements of the public schools and libraries of the state. Such
donation shall be based on a public notification process and competitive
proposals  from  schools,  libraries,  and  other  public  and   private
educational  programs  for  secular  education  use,  and not-for-profit
institutions serving persons with disabilities, senior citizens, or  low
income  individuals, which shall demonstrate need and specific plans for
the use of such equipment.
  3. Every resolution enacted pursuant to  this  section  shall  provide
that   no   computer  software  of  a  political  subdivision  shall  be
transferred if such transfer would cause a breach of a computer software
license agreement or an infringement of a copyright.
  * NB Repealed July 1, 2022
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