Assembly Actions -
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Feb 17, 2017 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A5899
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LUPINACCI
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
co-Sponsors
Clifford Crouch
James Skoufis
Charles Barron
Andrew Raia
2017-A5899 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A5899 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5899 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LUPINACCI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the regents of the university of the state of New York to create a task force to review the issues of textbooks' cost and ways to enhance the academic role and delivery of course materials, ensuring student affordability through such approaches as used books, textbook rentals, custom materials, the use of open access textbooks, digital textbooks, print on demand technologies, and through greater collaboration between faculty, publishers, college bookstores and libraries 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 section 725 to read as follows: § 725. FORMATION OF TASK FORCE. 1. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO IMMEDIATELY TAKE ALL ACTIONS TO CREATE A TASK FORCE TO REVIEW THE ISSUES OF TEXT- BOOKS' COST AND DELIVERY METHODS. THE TASK FORCE WILL CONSIST OF THIR- TEEN REPRESENTATIVES WHO SHALL BE SELECTED AMONG FACULTY AND REPRESEN- TATIVES FROM THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, PRIVATE COLLEGES WITHIN NEW YORK STATE, AND CAMPUS BOOKSTORES. APPOINTMENTS TO THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE MADE BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, PRIVATE COLLEGES AND CAMPUS BOOKSTORES WITHIN NEW YORK STATE. REPRESENTATIVES SERVING ON THE TASK FORCE FROM THE COLLEGES SHALL INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL STAFF KNOW- LEDGEABLE ABOUT TEXTBOOK INITIATIVES CURRENTLY BEING PURSUED BY THE UNIVERSITY AND FACULTY MEMBERS. THE GOALS OF THE REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE TO ADVISE ON AND EXPLORE ISSUES OF COURSE MATERIAL COSTS AND WAYS TO ENHANCE THE ACADEMIC ROLE AND SERVICES OF COLLEGE BOOKSTORES TO HELP MAKE COURSE MATERIALS MORE AFFORDABLE THROUGH SUCH APPROACHES AS USED EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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