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Jan 05, 2011 |
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Assembly Bill A1001
2011-2012 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
2011-A1001 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 15-D ยงยง730 - 734, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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A10386
2011-A1001 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1001 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ 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; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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