§ 168 — The management of surplus computer equipment

§ 168. The management of surplus computer equipment. 1. General\ndefinitions. As used in this section:\n (a) "Computer" means a computer central processing unit (CPU) and,\nwhere attached to a CPU, such computer cases, computer memory, cards and\nother peripheral devices as may reasonably be viewed functionally as one\nunit.\n (b) "Computer software" means executable computer programs and related\ndata files on computer-related media, including but not limited to\nfloppy disks, hard disks, optical and magneto-optical computer data\nstorage devices.\n (c) "Computer equipment" means computers, computer memory, cards, and\nassociated peripheral devices, including but not limited to floppy disk\ndrives, hard disk drives, printers, modems, computer-related cables and\nnetworking devices, scanners, computer monitors, and computer software.\n 2. The commissioner is authorized to dispose of surplus computer\nequipment in accordance with this section whenever the potential\neducational usefulness substantially exceeds its monetary value, as\nprovided in guidelines promulgated pursuant to subdivision two of\nsection three hundred eighteen of the education law.\n 3. The commissioner shall ensure that all state entities over which\nthe office has inventory control or with which the office has an\nassociation are aware of the computer recycling program.\n 4. At regular intervals, at least twice annually, the office shall\ndeliver to the state education department an inventory of surplus\ncomputer equipment that is available for distribution contemplated by\nthis section.\n 5. The office shall, at suitable intervals, arrange for the transfer\nof surplus computer equipment to the state education department, or, in\ncooperation with the commissioner of education and on his behalf,\ndirectly to institutions conducting educational programs in accordance\nwith section three hundred eighteen of the education law.\n