Bill Text: NY A08147 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits school districts from entering into telecommunications contracts as delineated herein which grant exclusive rights or deals with exclusive advertising rights.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to education [A08147 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A08147-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8147 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y August 30, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting certain telecommunications contracts 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 section 2040-b 2 to read as follows: 3 S 2040-B. PROHIBITED CONTRACTS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, 4 "TELECOMMUNICATIONS" MEANS THE ELECTRONIC MOVEMENT OF INFORMATION IN ANY 5 FORM INCLUDING THE ELECTRONIC MOVEMENT OF INFORMATION BY CABLE, FIBER 6 OPTICS, INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE, MICROWAVE, RADIO, SATEL- 7 LITE, COMPUTER, TELEPHONE OR TELEVISION. 8 2. NO SCHOOL BOARD SHALL DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: 9 (A) ENTER INTO A CONTRACT THAT GRANTS EXCLUSIVE ADVERTISING RIGHTS TO 10 A PERSON; 11 (B) ENTER INTO A CONTRACT THAT PROHIBITS THE SCHOOL BOARD, A SCHOOL 12 BOARD MEMBER, A SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE OR A PUPIL FROM DISPARAGING THE 13 GOODS OR SERVICES OF THE PERSON CONTRACTING WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD; OR 14 (C) ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS GOODS OR SERVICES IF 15 THE CONTRACT REQUIRES THE DISSEMINATION OF ADVERTISING TO PUPILS OR IF 16 THE GOODS OR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AT A PRICE 17 BELOW MARKET VALUE WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT THE GOODS OR SERVICES WILL 18 BE USED TO DISSEMINATE ADVERTISING TO PUPILS. 19 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to 20 contracts entered into, modified, extended or renewed on and after such 21 date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03899-01-3