Assembly Actions -
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Mar 22, 2010 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A10386
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PEOPLES-STOKES
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A10386 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A10386 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10386 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to estab- lishing the textbook transparency act PURPOSE: The purpose of the legislation is to add transparency to the process of purchasing textbooks, and to provide institutions of higher education, and faculty members the knowledge needed to avoid unwarranted expendi- tures. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends the education law by adding a new article 15, the textbook transparency act. The legislation requires college textbook publishers to provide educational institutions and their facility with the following information upon request: * A price at which the publisher would make the product available to the campus bookstore. * A list of the substantial revisions between the current textbook and a previous textbook. * Copyright dates of all previous editions in the preceding ten years.
2009-A10386 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10386 I N A S S E M B L Y March 22, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the text- book transparency act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 15-D to read as follows: ARTICLE 15-D TEXTBOOK TRANSPARENCY ACT SECTION 730. SHORT TITLE. 731. DEFINITIONS. 732. INFORMATION COLLEGE TEXTBOOK PUBLISHERS MUST PROVIDE TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. 733. USING UNDISBURSED FINANCIAL AID TO PURCHASE TEXTBOOKS. 734. SEVERABILITY. S 730. SHORT TITLE. THIS ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE "TEXTBOOK TRANSPARENCY ACT." S 731. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED: 1. "ADOPTER" MEANS ANY FACULTY MEMBER OR ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT AT AN APPROVED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSIDERING AND CHOOSING COURSE MATERIALS TO BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACCREDITED COURSES TAUGHT AT THE APPROVED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION; 2. "APPROVED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION" MEANS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION LOCATED IN THIS STATE WHICH: A. IS DIRECTLY CONTROLLED OR ADMINISTERED BY A PUBLIC AGENCY OR POLI- TICAL SUBDIVISION; B. RECEIVES APPROPRIATIONS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE LEGISLATURE FOR OPERATING EXPENSES; C. PROVIDES A POSTSECONDARY COURSE OF INSTRUCTION AT LEAST SIX MONTHS IN LENGTH LEADING TO OR DIRECTLY CREDITABLE TOWARD A DEGREE OR CERTIF- ICATE; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15342-02-0
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