senate Bill S3834

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 05, 2018 referred to higher education
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jan 29, 2018 advanced to third reading
Jan 23, 2018 2nd report cal.
Jan 22, 2018 1st report cal.239
Jan 03, 2018 referred to higher education
returned to senate
died in assembly
Jun 13, 2017 referred to higher education
delivered to assembly
passed senate
May 08, 2017 advanced to third reading
May 03, 2017 2nd report cal.
May 02, 2017 1st report cal.731
Jan 27, 2017 referred to higher education

Votes

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Jan 22, 2018 - Higher Education committee Vote

S3834
19
0
committee
19
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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May 2, 2017 - Higher Education committee Vote

S3834
19
0
committee
19
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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S3834 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3482
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §213-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2730, A9564, A3385
2011-2012: S1940, A2135
2013-2014: S2405, A2612
2015-2016: S2810, A4043

S3834 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

S3834 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3834 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

    S. 3834                                                  A. 3482

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

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

                            January 27, 2017
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sens.  LAVALLE, LARKIN -- 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 -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  COOK,  LIFTON  --
  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.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07984-01-7

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