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S07260 Summary:

BILL NO	S07260
SAME AS	SAME AS A09897
SPONSOR	STACHOWSKI
COSPNSR	STAVISKY
MLTSPNSR
Amd S249-a, Ed L
Relates to the access and use of electronic materials acquired by certain libraries; provides that electronic materials acquired by libraries of public institutions of higher education be available through interlibrary loan networks and that such electronic materials shall not be restricted more than required by copyright laws.

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S07260 Actions:

BILL NO	S07260
03/26/2010	REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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S07260 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7260
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     March 26, 2010
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sens.  STACHOWSKI,  STAVISKY  --  read twice and ordered
          printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Higher
          Education
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to access and use of
          electronic materials acquired by certain libraries
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

 
     1    Section  1.  Section  249-a  of the education law, as added by chapter
     2  1048 of the laws of 1974, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 249-a. Libraries of public institutions of higher education;  access
     4  and  use.    1.  The  state  university trustees and the board of higher
     5  education of the city of New York are  hereby  authorized  to  establish
     6  such  rules  and regulations as may be necessary and appropriate to make
     7  provision for access and use by  the  residents  of  the  state  of  the
     8  libraries  and  library  facilities of the public institutions of higher
     9  education under their respective jurisdictions.
    10    2. Libraries of public institutions of higher education may enter into
    11  contracts to purchase electronic materials for access  and  use  by  the
    12  residents  of  the state. Electronic materials acquired pursuant to such

    13  contracts shall be available to  other  libraries  through  interlibrary
    14  loan  networks. Access and use of such electronic materials shall not be
    15  restricted more than required by copyright laws.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15600-01-0

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