Assembly Bill A88

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of education to restrict the sale and advertisement of alcoholic beverages at certain sporting events

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A88 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1620
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง319, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1131
2011-2012: A1435
2013-2014: A654
2017-2018: S2474

2015-A88 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of education to restrict the sale and advertisement of alcoholic beverages at sporting events participated in by any state university of New York, city university of New York or community college.

2015-A88 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   88

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, PAULIN, SCHIMEL -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  GIGLIO, JAFFEE -- read once and referred  to
  the Committee on Higher Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in relation to authorizing the
  commissioner of education to restrict the sale  and  advertisement  of
  alcoholic  beverages  at  sporting events participated in by any state
  university of New York, city  university  of  New  York  or  community
  college

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that
1,700 students lose their lives to alcohol each year, and 500,000 others
are injured.  The legislature also finds that about 70,000 students  are
victims  of  alcohol-related  sexual  assaults.   Additionally, many New
Yorkers believe that sports play a significant role in youth development
and helps build good character in children, and it  is  not  just  young
people who play sports who benefit -- many New Yorkers say that children
who simply watch or attend sporting events learn important values. More-
over,  many  adults  say that there are real and measurable consequences
associated with alcohol advertising during sports that negatively affect
teenagers and other viewers. Further, New  Yorkers  are  very  concerned
about underage and binge drinking on our state's campuses. They think it
is wrong for universities and colleges to make money from alcohol adver-
tising  on  college  sports while they are trying to reduce underage and
binge drinking on their campuses. New Yorkers further think that alcohol
advertising at college sporting events is inconsistent with the  mission
of  higher  education.  Many  parents  and  other  adults  reject higher
education's acceptance of alcohol advertising and support  breaking  the
tie  between  college  sports and alcohol ads. Many New Yorkers strongly
support an outright ban on all alcohol advertising during college sports

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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