BILL NUMBER:A9894
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to creat-
ing a pilot program for bulk purchase electronic textbook delivery in
the state and city university library systems
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Creates a pilot program for bulk
purchase electronic textbook delivery in the State University of New
York and City University of New York library system.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
*Establishes a pilot program for bulk purchase electronic textbook
delivery through the library systems at the State University of New York
(SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) to enable students to
access electronic textbooks and course materials through the university
library systems;
*Provides criteria for colleges and universities to be eligible for the
program;
*Requires the chancellors of SUNY and CUNY to evaluate the results of
the program and report to the Governor and' legislature on its impact on
student textbook spending, students' experiences with electronic text-
books, faculty experiences with identifying and using electronic text-
books, library staff time, and other infrastructure impacts.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9894
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 9, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. KELLNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee 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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