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Assembly Bill A4539

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits school districts from entering into telecommunications contracts as delineated herein

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2015-A4539 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S924
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2040-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3948, S4156
2011-2012: A1082, S251
2013-2014: A8147, S1325

2015-A4539 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits school districts from entering into telecommunications contracts as delineated herein which grant exclusive rights or deals with exclusive advertising rights.

2015-A4539 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4539

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  prohibiting  certain
  telecommunications contracts

  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 2040-b
to read as follows:
  S 2040-B. PROHIBITED CONTRACTS.  1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,
"TELECOMMUNICATIONS" MEANS THE ELECTRONIC MOVEMENT OF INFORMATION IN ANY
FORM  INCLUDING  THE  ELECTRONIC MOVEMENT OF INFORMATION BY CABLE, FIBER
OPTICS, INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE, MICROWAVE, RADIO, SATEL-
LITE, COMPUTER, TELEPHONE OR TELEVISION.
  2. NO SCHOOL BOARD SHALL DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
  (A) ENTER INTO A CONTRACT THAT GRANTS EXCLUSIVE ADVERTISING RIGHTS  TO
A PERSON;
  (B)  ENTER  INTO  A CONTRACT THAT PROHIBITS THE SCHOOL BOARD, A SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBER, A SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE OR A PUPIL FROM DISPARAGING THE
GOODS OR SERVICES OF THE PERSON CONTRACTING WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD; OR
  (C) ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS GOODS OR SERVICES  IF
THE  CONTRACT  REQUIRES THE DISSEMINATION OF ADVERTISING TO PUPILS OR IF
THE GOODS OR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE SCHOOL  DISTRICT  AT  A  PRICE
BELOW  MARKET VALUE WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT THE GOODS OR SERVICES WILL
BE USED TO DISSEMINATE ADVERTISING TO PUPILS.
  S 2. This act  shall  take  effect  immediately  and  shall  apply  to
contracts  entered into, modified, extended or renewed on and after such
date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02226-01-5

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