Senate Bill S7242

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Creates a pilot program for bulk purchase electronic textbook delivery in the State University of New York and the City University of New York library systems

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee


  • 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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2009-S7242 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9894
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §706, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3085
2013-2014: S1313

2009-S7242 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a pilot program for bulk purchase electronic textbook delivery in the State University of New York and the City University of New York library systems.

2009-S7242 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7242 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7242

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 25, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  creating  a  pilot
  program  for  bulk  purchase electronic textbook delivery in the state
  and city university library systems

  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 706 to
read as follows:
  S  706.  BULK PURCHASE ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOK DELIVERY PROGRAM. 1.  THERE
IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND  THE  CITY
UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK  A  PILOT PROGRAM FOR BULK PURCHASE ELECTRONIC
TEXTBOOK DELIVERY THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SYSTEMS.
  2. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO ACCESS  COURSE
MATERIALS ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SYSTEMS.
  3.  FOUR  YEAR  COLLEGES  OR UNIVERSITIES WITH A MINIMUM UNDERGRADUATE
ENROLLMENT OF SIX THOUSAND FULL TIME STUDENTS MAY BE ELIGIBLE  FOR  THIS
PROGRAM.  THE  COLLEGE  OR  UNIVERSITY  MUST  PROVIDE STUDENTS ACCESS TO
NECESSARY TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, THE DISTRIBUTION OF NETBOOKS OR BY INITIATING  LEASE-TO-
OWN PROGRAMS FOR COMPUTERS AND LAPTOPS.
  4.  UPON  THE COMPLETION OF TWO YEARS OF OPERATION, THE CHANCELLORS OF
THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK
SHALL EVALUATE THE RESULTS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM AND REPORT TO THE GOVER-
NOR AND THE LEGISLATURE ITS IMPACT ON:
  A. STUDENT TEXTBOOK SPENDING;
  B.  STUDENTS' EXPERIENCE WITH ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOK TECHNOLOGIES AS THEY
RELATE TO ACQUIRING THE COURSE MATERIALS, ENGAGING WITH COURSE  CONTENT,
AND MEETING LEARNING OBJECTIVES;
  C.  FACULTY  EXPERIENCES  WITH  IDENTIFYING AND USING ELECTRONIC TEXT-
BOOKS; AND
  D. LIBRARY STAFF TIME AND DEMANDS TO INFRASTRUCTURE.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect on  the  one  hundred  eightieth  day
after  it  shall  have  become  a law; provided, however, that effective

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

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