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Assembly Bill A4577

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Bans the use of textbooks containing superfluous commercial advertisements

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2015-A4577 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1527-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3751
2011-2012: A2719
2013-2014: A3079

2015-A4577 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that, on and after July 1, 2018, no board of education shall approve the purchase or use of textbooks containing commercial brand names, products or company logos unless a specific finding is made by the board, in writing, that the mention of such brand names, products or logos was necessary to achieve an educational purpose.

2015-A4577 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4577

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CLARK, ENGLEBRIGHT, GLICK -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. GALEF, MARKEY, ORTIZ,  PERRY,  WRIGHT  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to banning the use of
  commercially biased textbooks by school districts

  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 1527-a
to read as follows:
  S  1527-A.  USE  OF  COMMERCIALLY  BIASED TEXTBOOKS PROHIBITED. ON AND
AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, NO  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION  SHALL
APPROVE  THE  PURCHASE  OR  USE OF TEXTBOOKS CONTAINING COMMERCIAL BRAND
NAMES, PRODUCTS OR COMPANY LOGOS UNLESS A SPECIFIC FINDING  IS  MADE  BY
THE BOARD, IN WRITING, THAT THE MENTION OF SUCH BRAND NAMES, PRODUCTS OR
LOGOS WAS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE AN EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08631-01-5

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