Assembly Bill A9897

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the access and use of electronic materials acquired by certain libraries

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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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2009-A9897 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7260
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง249-a, Ed L

2009-A9897 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the access and use of electronic materials acquired by certain libraries; provides that electronic materials acquired by libraries of public institutions of higher education be available through interlibrary loan networks and that such electronic materials shall not be restricted more than required by copyright laws.

2009-A9897 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9897 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9897

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2010
                               ___________

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  access  and  use  of
  electronic materials acquired by certain libraries

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

  Section 1. Section 249-a of the education law,  as  added  by  chapter
1048 of the laws of 1974, is amended to read as follows:
  S 249-a. Libraries  of public institutions of higher education; access
and use.   1. The state university trustees  and  the  board  of  higher
education  of  the  city  of New York are hereby authorized to establish
such rules and regulations as may be necessary and appropriate  to  make
provision  for  access  and  use  by  the  residents of the state of the
libraries and library facilities of the public  institutions  of  higher
education under their respective jurisdictions.
  2. LIBRARIES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION MAY ENTER INTO
CONTRACTS  TO  PURCHASE  ELECTRONIC  MATERIALS FOR ACCESS AND USE BY THE
RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. ELECTRONIC MATERIALS ACQUIRED PURSUANT  TO  SUCH
CONTRACTS  SHALL  BE  AVAILABLE  TO OTHER LIBRARIES THROUGH INTERLIBRARY
LOAN NETWORKS. ACCESS AND USE OF SUCH ELECTRONIC MATERIALS SHALL NOT  BE
RESTRICTED MORE THAN REQUIRED BY COPYRIGHT LAWS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15600-01-0

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