Assembly Bill A550

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes the trustees of the state university of New York to create an academic review board

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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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2021-A550 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A564
2011-2012: A162
2013-2014: A1389
2015-2016: A1274
2017-2018: A40
2019-2020: A559

2021-A550 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the trustees of the state university of New York to create an academic review board for the review of textbooks sold, purchased or used for academic purposes on all state university of New York campuses; provides that such board shall consist of twelve members to implement cost-control policies.

2021-A550 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    550
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE,
   COOK, CYMBROWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Higher
   Education
 
 AN  ACT to authorize the trustees of the state university of New York to
   create an academic review board for  the  review  of  textbooks  sold,
   purchased or used for academic purposes on all state university of New
   York campuses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The trustees of the state university of New York are hereby
 authorized and directed to immediately take all  actions  to  create  an
 academic  review  board,  to  consist of twelve members of the full-time
 faculty of the various state university  of  New  York  campuses,  whose
 goals  will  be to serve as an interface between the publishing industry
 and the management of the independent  bookstores  and  to  explore  the
 issue  of  textbook  costs  on all state university of New York campuses
 providing a course of study leading to the granting of a  post-secondary
 degree,  certificate  or  diploma.  Such trustees working in conjunction
 with the academic review board shall establish all necessary  rules  and
 regulations, not later than October 1, 2021, to implement the provisions
 of this act which shall include, but not be limited to:
   1. establishing guidelines for the academic review board in which such
 board  will  create  and  mandate cost control policies for the sale and
 purchase of all textbooks in independent bookstores on all state univer-
 sity of New York campuses. Such guidelines shall  include,  but  not  be
 limited to recommendations:
   (a)  from the trustees of the state university of New York determining
 the disciplines under the jurisdiction of the academic review board;
   (b) from questionnaires, created by the academic review  board,  which
 are circulated by such board within their institutions; and

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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