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Statute

New York Statute - Education Law § 233-a Property of the State Museum

Citation

N.Y. Educ. Law § 233-a (Consol., 2019)

Summary

A New York state law that limits what property a New York state museum may deaccession. The law specifies that any deaccessioning of museum property must be consistent with the mission of the museum.

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