senate Bill S2730

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the unlawful sale of dissertations, theses and term papers

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 24, 2010 reported and committed to codes
Jan 06, 2010 referred to higher education
Mar 18, 2009 reported and committed to codes
Feb 27, 2009 referred to higher education

Votes

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Feb 24, 2010 - Higher Education committee Vote

S2730
18
0
committee
18
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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S2730 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9564
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง213-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1940, A2135
2013-2014: S2405, A2612
2015-2016: S2810, A4043
2017-2018: S3834, A3482

S2730 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale of academic dissertations, theses and term papers whether written or provided through electronic media.

S2730 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S2730 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2730

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  LAVALLE,  DIAZ, MORAHAN, VOLKER -- 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 the unlawful sale of
  dissertations, theses and term papers

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 213-b of the education law, as
added by chapter 307 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
  1. No person shall, for financial consideration,  or  the  promise  of
financial   consideration,  prepare,  offer  to  prepare,  cause  to  be
prepared, sell or offer for sale to any person  any  [written]  material
EITHER  WRITTEN  OR  PROVIDED  THROUGH ELECTRONIC MEDIA which the seller
knows, is informed or has reason to believe is intended  for  submission
as  a dissertation, thesis, term paper, essay, report or other [written]
assignment by a student in a university,  college,  academy,  school  or
other  educational institution to such institution or to a course, semi-
nar or degree program held by such institution.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06938-01-9

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