Bill Text: NY S07808 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires museums to post a notice with the display of any art stolen during the Nazi era in Europe.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-24 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S07808 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S07808-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7808

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 24, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- 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 notice of  art  stolen
          during the Nazi era in Europe

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 233-aa of the education law is amended by adding  a
     2  new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
     3    15.  Every  museum  which has on display any identifiable works of art
     4  known to have been created before nineteen hundred forty-five and  which
     5  changed  hands due to theft, seizure, confiscation, forced sale or other
     6  involuntary means in Europe during the Nazi era (nineteen hundred  thir-
     7  ty-three--nineteen hundred forty-five) shall prominently place a placard
     8  acknowledging such information along with such display.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14939-01-0