Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 13, 2015 |
signed chap.219 |
Aug 03, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 17, 2015 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.438 substituted for a8030 |
Jun 09, 2015 |
referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 08, 2015 |
ordered to third reading cal.1382 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 18, 2015 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S5604
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2015-S5604 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S5604 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5604 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend chapter 219 of the laws of 2003, amending the education law relating to publishers or manufacturers providing printed instructional materials for college students with disabilities, in relation to extending the provisions of such chapter PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would reauthorize the current law that requires publishers or manufacturers of printed instructional materials for college students to provide electronic formats of printed instructional material to be available for purchase for students with disabilities. Electronic versions of the printed instructional materials would be required to maintain the structural integrity of its printed versions, be compatible with commonly used Braille translation and speech synthesis software, include corrections and revisions as necessary, and be available at a cost that is comparable to the printed version. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this bill extends current law requirements that publishers or manufacturers of printed instructional materials provide electronic formats of printed instructional materials that are mutually agreed upon by the publisher or manufacturer and the Commissioner of Education. Such printed instructional materials would
2015-S5604 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5604 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 18, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend chapter 219 of the laws of 2003, amending the education law relating to publishers or manufacturers providing printed instruc- tional materials for college students with disabilities, in relation to extending the provisions of such chapter THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 219 of the laws of 2003, amending the education law relating to publishers or manufacturers providing printed instructional materials for college students with disabilities, as amended by chapter 194 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: S 2. This act shall take effect August 15, 2004 and shall expire and be deemed repealed [12] 15 years after such effective date. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11240-01-5
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