Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 24, 2023 |
enacting clause stricken |
Jan 09, 2023 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A493
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
EPSTEIN
Current Bill Status - Stricken
- 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
2023-A493 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §349, add §349-g, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
A6817
2023-A493 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 493 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 9, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to unfair prac- tices of proprietary institutions of higher education THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions (a) and (g) of section 349 of the general business law, as added by chapter 43 of the laws of 1970, are amended to read as follows: (a) Deceptive OR UNFAIR acts or practices in the conduct of any busi- ness, trade or commerce or in the furnishing of any service in this state are hereby declared unlawful. (g) This section shall apply to all deceptive OR UNFAIR acts or prac- tices declared to be unlawful, whether or not subject to any other law of this state, and shall not supersede, amend or repeal any other law of this state under which the attorney general is authorized to take any action or conduct any inquiry. § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 349-g to read as follows: § 349-G. PROPRIETARY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; UNLAWFUL UNFAIR PRACTICES. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "PROPRIETARY INSTITUTION" SHALL BE DEFINED AS ANY LICENSED PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOL, CERTIFIED ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE SCHOOL, OR ONLINE EDUCATION MARKETPLACE AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, OR A FOR-PROFIT DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTION APPROVED PURSUANT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, INCLUDING ANY SUCH INSTITUTION WITH A PHYSICAL PRESENCE IN THE STATE OR ENROLLING NEW YORK STATE STUDENTS IN AN ONLINE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM. 2. IN ADDITION TO THE PROTECTIONS AFFORDED TO CONSUMERS IN THIS ARTI- CLE FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE ATTENDING OR AT ONE TIME ATTENDED A PROPRIE- TARY INSTITUTION IN THIS STATE, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WHENEVER HE OR SHE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00170-01-3
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