assembly Bill A2612

2013-2014 Legislative Session

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

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Jan 08, 2014 referred to higher education
Jun 11, 2013 reported referred to codes
Jan 17, 2013 referred to higher education

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A2612 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2405
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง213-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9564, A3385, S2730
2011-2012: A2135, S1940
2015-2016: A4043, S2810
2017-2018: A3482, S3834

A2612 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

A2612 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 2405                                                  A. 2612

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 17, 2013
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, LARKIN, STAVISKY -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Higher Education

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of A. SCHIMMINGER, JAFFEE, HOOPER,
  GALEF, ZEBROWSKI, MILLMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  COOK,
  LIFTON,  MAISEL,  MARKEY -- read once and referred 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.
                                                           LBD03786-01-3