Bill Text: NY A03279 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the direct merchandising of credit cards through the state university of New York and the city university of New York

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to higher education [A03279 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A03279-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3279
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 23, 2009
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       Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, ALFANO, BARRA, JEFFRIES -- read once
         and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the direct
         merchandising of credit cards through the state university of New York
         and the city university of New York
         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  355-d
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  355-D. DIRECT MERCHANDISING OF CREDIT CARDS; PROHIBITIONS.  1. WHEN
    4  USED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  THE  TERM  "DIRECT  MERCHANDISING"  MEANS  THE
    5  PROMOTION TO SELL OR OFFER ANY GOODS, WARES OR MERCHANDISE TO ANY PERSON
    6  BY MEANS OF INTERPERSONAL CONTACT OR THROUGH THE USE OF DISPLAYS.
    7    2.  THE STATE UNIVERSITY IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO ANY AGREEMENT
    8  FOR THE DIRECT MERCHANDISING OF CREDIT CARDS THROUGH THE STATE UNIVERSI-
    9  TY OF NEW YORK TO ANY ENROLLED STUDENT THEREOF.
   10    3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY PERSON,  PARTNER-
   11  SHIP, FIRM, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION ACTING
   12  AS AN AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OR ON BEHALF OF SUCH UNIVERSITY FOR THE PURPOSES
   13  OF THE DIRECT MERCHANDISING OF CREDIT CARDS.
   14    S  2.  The  education law is amended by adding a new section 6204-b to
   15  read as follows:
   16    S 6204-B. DIRECT MERCHANDISING OF CREDIT CARDS; PROHIBITIONS.  1. WHEN
   17  USED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  THE  TERM  "DIRECT  MERCHANDISING"  MEANS  THE
   18  PROMOTION TO SELL OR OFFER ANY GOODS, WARES OR MERCHANDISE TO ANY PERSON
   19  BY MEANS OF INTERPERSONAL CONTACT OR THROUGH THE USE OF DISPLAYS.
   20    2.  THE  CITY UNIVERSITY IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO ANY AGREEMENT
   21  FOR THE DIRECT MERCHANDISING OF CREDIT CARDS THROUGH THE CITY UNIVERSITY
   22  OF NEW YORK TO ANY ENROLLED STUDENT THEREOF.
   23    3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY PERSON,  PARTNER-
   24  SHIP, FIRM, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION ACTING
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06746-01-9
       A. 3279                             2
    1  AS AN AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OR ON BEHALF OF SUCH UNIVERSITY FOR THE PURPOSES
    2  OF THE DIRECT MERCHANDISING OF CREDIT CARDS.
    3    S  3.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
    4  the date on which it shall have become a law.