assembly Bill A9679

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to notice by museums of art stolen during the Nazi era in Europe

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Feb 04, 2020 referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

A9679 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7808
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §233-aa, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A3719, S117

A9679 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires museums to post a notice with the display of any art stolen during the Nazi era in Europe.

A9679 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  9679

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2020
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to notice of art stolen
  during the Nazi era in Europe

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 233-aa of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
  15. EVERY MUSEUM WHICH HAS ON DISPLAY ANY IDENTIFIABLE  WORKS  OF  ART
KNOWN  TO HAVE BEEN CREATED BEFORE NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE AND WHICH
CHANGED HANDS DUE TO THEFT, SEIZURE, CONFISCATION, FORCED SALE OR  OTHER
INVOLUNTARY  MEANS IN EUROPE DURING THE NAZI ERA (NINETEEN HUNDRED THIR-
TY-THREE--NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE) SHALL PROMINENTLY PLACE A PLACARD
ACKNOWLEDGING SUCH INFORMATION ALONG WITH SUCH DISPLAY.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14939-01-0