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                                         3751

                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                   January 28, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. CLARK, ENGLEBRIGHT, EDDINGTON, GLICK -- Multi-
         Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BRODSKY, DIAZ, GALEF, MARKEY, McENENY, MILL-
         MAN, 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:

    1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 1527-a
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  1527-A.  USE  OF  COMMERCIALLY  BIASED TEXTBOOKS PROHIBITED. ON AND
    4  AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  TWELVE,  NO  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION  SHALL
    5  APPROVE  THE  PURCHASE  OR  USE OF TEXTBOOKS CONTAINING COMMERCIAL BRAND
    6  NAMES, PRODUCTS OR COMPANY LOGOS UNLESS A SPECIFIC FINDING  IS  MADE  BY
    7  THE BOARD, IN WRITING, THAT THE MENTION OF SUCH BRAND NAMES, PRODUCTS OR
    8  LOGOS WAS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE AN EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE.
    9    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07167-01-9