STATE OF NEW YORK
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2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 13, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, CASTRO, ARROYO, MARKEY, HOOPER, TITONE --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HIKIND, ROBINSON -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to prohibiting the
state comptroller from doing business with companies that design,
manufacture or sell provocative children's clothing
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section
2 98-d to read as follows:
3 § 98-d. Investment of funds prohibited in provocative children's
4 clothing companies. 1. The comptroller shall not invest any moneys
5 belonging to any funds which the comptroller now is or hereafter shall
6 be authorized to invest in companies that design, manufacture or sell
7 provocative children's clothing.
8 2. For the purposes of this section, "provocative children's clothing"
9 shall mean clothes marketed to children that promote or highlight sexu-
10 alization and objectification, including but not limited to clothing
11 that emphasizes sexual eroticism or suggestive sayings.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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