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Mar 25, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S7242
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 11th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
- 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
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:
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2011-2012:
S3085
2013-2014: S1313
2009-S7242 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7242 TITLE OF BILL : 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 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
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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