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Assembly Bill A6312

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires institutions of the state and city university to disclose information on textbooks to stores selling textbooks in a timely manner

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2015-A6312 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §716, Ed L; amd §2, Chap 219 of 2003
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3280
2011-2012: A4257
2013-2014: A4751

2015-A6312 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires institution, faculty and staff of state and city universities to provide all textbook retailers, upon request, with information on textbooks to be used in courses of study when any one retailer is provided with such information.

2015-A6312 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6312

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, ORTIZ, CLARK, LUPARDO -- Multi-Spon-
  sored  by  --  M. of A.   AUBRY, COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, GALEF, GOTTFRIED,
  HOOPER, MARKEY, PERRY, PRETLOW  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Higher Education

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to requiring all insti-
  tutions, faculty and staff of the state university and city university
  which provide a store selling textbooks information on required  text-
  book  and  course  materials to be used in courses of study to provide
  the same information  to  any  other  store  selling  textbooks  which
  requests it; and to amend chapter 219 of the laws of 2003 amending the
  education law relating to publishers or manufacturers providing print-
  ed  instructional materials for college students with disabilities, in
  relation  to  eliminating  the  expiration  and  repeal   of   certain
  provisions thereof

  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 716 to
read as follows:
  S 716. INFORMATION RELATING TO TEXTBOOKS.  ANY INSTITUTION, FACULTY OR
STAFF OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OR THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF  NEW
YORK  WHICH  PROVIDES  ANY  INFORMATION CONCERNING REQUIRED AND OPTIONAL
TEXTBOOKS, REQUIRED ACADEMIC  LEARNING  MATERIALS,  OR  REQUIRED  CUSTOM
PUBLICATIONS TO ANY STORE SELLING TEXTBOOKS SHALL, UPON REQUEST AND IN A
TIMELY  MANNER,  MAKE  AVAILABLE THE SAME INFORMATION TO ANY OTHER STORE
SELLING TEXTBOOKS.
  S 2. Section 2 of chapter 219 of the laws of 2003 amending the  educa-
tion  law  relating  to  publishers  or  manufacturers providing printed
instructional materials  for  college  students  with  disabilities,  as
amended  by  chapter  194  of  the  laws  of 2013, is amended to read as
follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09550-01-5

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