Bill Text: NY A02391 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2391 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to higher education [A02391 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A02391-Introduced.html

                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          2391
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    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:
     1    Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 25 to
     2  read as follows:
     3                                 ARTICLE 25
     4             DISCLOSURE OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS OF
     5                      HIGHER EDUCATION AND STUDY ABROAD
     6                                  PROGRAMS
     7  Section 1250. Definitions.
     8          1251. Disclosure  of  relationships;  higher  education;   study
     9                 abroad programs.
    10    § 1250. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms
    11  shall have the following meanings:
    12    1.  "College/university"  shall  mean any institution of higher educa-
    13  tion, recognized and approved by the regents of the  university  of  the
    14  state  of  New  York,  which  provides  a course of study leading to the
    15  granting of a post-secondary degree or diploma.
    16    2. "Study abroad programs" shall mean programs which  are  coordinated
    17  by  colleges/universities in the state of New York and private organiza-
    18  tions, that provide students with the  opportunity  to  work  or  study,
    19  wholly or in principal part, outside of the United States of America.
    20    3.    "Perquisite"  shall  mean  any  expenses  paid by a study abroad
    21  program to any employee or representative of a college or university for
    22  travel, lodging, food or entertainment. The term "perquisite" shall also
    23  mean any direct financial benefit realized by a college/university as  a
    24  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.
                                                                   LBD05026-01-9

        A. 2391                             2
     1    §  1251.  Disclosure  of relationships; higher education; study abroad
     2  programs.  1.  Each  college/university  located  in  this  state  shall
     3  disclose any perquisites that it receives from all study abroad programs
     4  that its students participate in. Such disclosure shall be made in writ-
     5  ing to anyone who requests it.
     6    2.  In  instances  where a student pays the usual costs of attending a
     7  particular    college/university    for    a    semester,    and    such
     8  college/university  in  turn  pays for such student's participation in a
     9  particular study abroad program, such college/university shall  disclose
    10  the   actual   costs   of   the   study  abroad  program  paid  by  such
    11  college/university in writing to anyone who requests it.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    13  it shall have become a law.