Bill Text: NY S02405 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 2405 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits the sale of academic dissertations, theses and term papers whether written or provided through electronic media.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-03-03 - referred to higher education [S02405 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S02405-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 2405                                                  A. 2612
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 17, 2013
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       IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, LARKIN, STAVISKY -- read twice
         and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
         on Higher Education
       IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of A. SCHIMMINGER, JAFFEE, HOOPER,
         GALEF, ZEBROWSKI, MILLMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  COOK,
         LIFTON,  MAISEL,  MARKEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on
         Higher Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the unlawful  sale  of
         dissertations, theses and term papers
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 213-b of  the  education  law,  as
    2  added by chapter 307 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
    3    1.  No  person  shall,  for financial consideration, or the promise of
    4  financial  consideration,  prepare,  offer  to  prepare,  cause  to   be
    5  prepared,  sell  or  offer for sale to any person any [written] material
    6  EITHER WRITTEN OR PROVIDED THROUGH ELECTRONIC  MEDIA  which  the  seller
    7  knows,  is  informed or has reason to believe is intended for submission
    8  as a dissertation, thesis, term paper, essay, report or other  [written]
    9  assignment  by  a  student  in a university, college, academy, school or
   10  other educational institution to such institution or to a course,  semi-
   11  nar or degree program held by such institution.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03786-01-3