A2719-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to education
• Jan 20, 2011: referred to education

A2719-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         2719
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 January 20, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CLARK, ENGLEBRIGHT, GLICK -- Multi-Sponsored by
 -- M. of A. GALEF, MARKEY, McENENY, MILLMAN, ORTIZ, TOWNS,  WRIGHT  -
 read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to banning the use of
 commercially biased textbooks by school districts
 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 1527-a
 to read as follows:

 

S  1527-A.  USE  OF  COMMERCIALLY  BIASED TEXTBOOKS PROHIBITED. ON AND
 AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, NO  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION  SHALL
 APPROVE  THE  PURCHASE  OR  USE OF TEXTBOOKS CONTAINING COMMERCIAL BRAND
 NAMES, PRODUCTS OR COMPANY LOGOS UNLESS A SPECIFIC FINDING  IS  MADE  BY
 THE BOARD, IN WRITING, THAT THE MENTION OF SUCH BRAND NAMES, PRODUCTS OR
 LOGOS WAS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE AN EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06583-01-1

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