Bill Text: NY S01321 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the board of education of any school district in the state to enter into a contract for the sale of advertising space on school athletic fields owned or leased by the school district; prohibits advertisements for tobacco or alcohol products or for political advocacy; requires prior approval of all advertisements by the local board of education; provides that revenue be retained by the school district making such contract; provides provisions do not apply to cities with a population of one million or more.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S01321 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S01321-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1321
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 14, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to advertising on  school
          athletic facilities
          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-d
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 1527-d.  Advertising on outdoor school athletic facilities.  1.  The
     4  board  of education of any school district in the state may enter into a
     5  contract for the sale of advertising space on  outdoor  school  athletic
     6  facilities  including,  but  not  limited  to outdoor athletic courts or
     7  fields and surrounding fences or the exterior of other related buildings
     8  or structures, which are owned or leased by the school district, subject
     9  to the limitations set forth in this section.
    10    2. Advertisements for tobacco or alcohol  products  or  for  political
    11  advocacy  shall  be  prohibited, in addition to any other advertisements
    12  for products or services or by sponsors  that  the  board  of  education
    13  deems inappropriate.
    14    3.  All advertisements shall require prior approval by the local board
    15  of education.
    16    4. Revenue derived from advertisement contracts shall be  retained  by
    17  the school district making such contract; provided that any such revenue
    18  shall not impact the calculation or awarding or granting of state aid to
    19  such school district.
    20    5.  The  provisions  of  this section shall not apply to cities with a
    21  population of one million or more.
    22    § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
    23  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
    24  repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
    25  this act on its effective date are authorized and directed  to  be  made
    26  and completed on or before such effective date.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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