Bill Text: NY A04705 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the direct merchandising of credit cards through SUNY and CUNY to any enrolled student; defines direct merchandising.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to higher education [A04705 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A04705-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4705
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 5, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- 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    § 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    § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  6204-b  to
    15  read as follows:
    16    § 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.
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     1  as an agent or employee or on behalf of such university for the purposes
     2  of the direct merchandising of credit cards.
     3    §  3.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
     4  the date on which it shall have become a law.