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HB18-1252

Unlawful Sale Of Academic Assignments

Type Bill
Session 2018 Regular Session
Subjects
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Concerning unlawful sale of academic materials for submission to an institution of higher education.

Bill Summary:

Trafficking in academic materials - selling assignments or answers to online exams - civil penalty. The act defines "assignment" to include any specific written, recorded, pictorial, artistic, or other academic task, and maintains the existing offenses related to preparing or selling assignments, or advertising the same. The act prohibits a person from preparing, selling, or offering to sell a document or service that provides answers for, or completes on behalf of a student, an online exam that is administered pursuant to a course of study at any institution of higher education, or advertising the same.

The act authorizes the attorney general to bring a civil action against a person who commits a violation related to the sale of academic assignments or online exam answers and creates a civil penalty of up to $750 for each violation.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/29/2018 Signed Act PDF
05/01/2018 Final Act PDF
04/25/2018 Rerevised PDF
04/24/2018 Revised PDF
04/02/2018 Reengrossed PDF
03/26/2018 Engrossed PDF
02/21/2018 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
03/20/2018 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/17/2018 FN3 PDF
04/06/2018 FN2 PDF
03/07/2018 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 18-1252 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-2. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.004 to amendment L.003 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.003 as amended. The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 18-1252, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-3. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/25/2018 Third Reading BILL
26
AYE
9
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/02/2018 Third Reading BILL
36
AYE
28
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
Date Location Action
05/29/2018 Governor Governor Signed
05/01/2018 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/01/2018 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/01/2018 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/25/2018 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/24/2018 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/19/2018 Senate Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/02/2018 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
04/02/2018 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/29/2018 House House Third Reading Laid Over to 04/02/2018 - No Amendments
03/28/2018 House House Third Reading Laid Over to 03/29/2018 - No Amendments
03/27/2018 House House Third Reading Laid Over to 03/28/2018 - No Amendments
03/26/2018 House House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
03/23/2018 House House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/26/2018 - No Amendments
03/22/2018 House House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/23/2018 - No Amendments
03/19/2018 House House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/21/2018 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/08/2018 276 Unlawful Sale Of Academic Assignments PDF