N.Y. Educ. Law § 2214

§ 2214. District superintendent not to be interested in certain\nbusiness. A district superintendent of schools shall not: 1. Be directly\nor indirectly interested otherwise than as author in the sale,\npublication, or manufacture of school books, maps, charts, or school\napparatus or in the sale or manufacture of school furniture or any other\nschool or library supplies.\n 2. Be directly or indirectly interested in any contract made by the\ntrustees of a school district.\n 3. Be directly or indirectly interested in any agency or bureau\nmaintained to obtain or aid in obtaining positions for teachers or\nsuperintendents.\n 4. Directly or indirectly receive any emolument, gift, pay, reward or\npromise of pay or reward for recommending or procuring the sale, use or\nadoption or aiding in procuring the sale, use or adoption of any book,\nmap, chart, school apparatus or furniture or other supplies for any\nschool or library or for recommending a teacher or aiding a teacher in\nobtaining an appointment to teach.\n