Assembly Bill A2391

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides for disclosure of relationships between institutions of higher education and study abroad programs

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A2391 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 25 §§1250 - 1251, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7174
2015-2016: A5369
2017-2018: A4792

2019-A2391 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for disclosure of relationships between institutions of higher education and study abroad programs.

2019-A2391 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2391
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  the  disclosure  of
   relationships  between  institutions  of  higher  education  and study
   abroad programs
 
   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 article 25 to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 25
            DISCLOSURE OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS OF
                     HIGHER EDUCATION AND STUDY ABROAD
                                 PROGRAMS
 SECTION 1250. DEFINITIONS.
         1251. DISCLOSURE  OF  RELATIONSHIPS;  HIGHER  EDUCATION;   STUDY
                ABROAD PROGRAMS.
   § 1250. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY"  SHALL  MEAN ANY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCA-
 TION, RECOGNIZED AND APPROVED BY THE REGENTS OF THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  THE
 STATE  OF  NEW  YORK,  WHICH  PROVIDES  A COURSE OF STUDY LEADING TO THE
 GRANTING OF A POST-SECONDARY DEGREE OR DIPLOMA.
   2. "STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS" SHALL MEAN PROGRAMS WHICH  ARE  COORDINATED
 BY  COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND PRIVATE ORGANIZA-
 TIONS, THAT PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE  OPPORTUNITY  TO  WORK  OR  STUDY,
 WHOLLY OR IN PRINCIPAL PART, OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
   3.    "PERQUISITE"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  EXPENSES  PAID BY A STUDY ABROAD
 PROGRAM TO ANY EMPLOYEE OR REPRESENTATIVE OF A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY FOR
 TRAVEL, LODGING, FOOD OR ENTERTAINMENT. THE TERM "PERQUISITE" SHALL ALSO
 MEAN ANY DIRECT FINANCIAL BENEFIT REALIZED BY A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY AS  A
 RESULT OF ITS STUDENTS ATTENDING A PARTICULAR STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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