The bill creates the offense of unlawful sale of academic materials for submission to an institution of higher education. A person commits unlawful sale of academic materials for submission to an institution of higher education when he or she sells or offers to sell an academic assignment, or sells or offers to sell assistance on an academic assignment, to another person knowing, or having reason to know, that the assignment is intended to be submitted under a student's name to fulfill the requirements for a degree, diploma, certificate, or course of study at any institution of higher education. A person also commits the offense when he or she sells or offers to sell the answers to an online exam administered by a institution of higher education or sells or offers to sell a service that completes such an exam on behalf of a student. Unlawful sale of academic materials for submission to an institution of higher education is a class 3 misdemeanor.

Year

2018

Current status

  • Governor Signed (05/29/2018)
  • Sent to the Governor (05/01/2018)
  • Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (04/19/2018)
  • Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education (04/02/2018)
  • House Third Reading Laid Over to 04/02/2018 - No Amendments (03/29/2018)
  • House Third Reading Laid Over to 03/28/2018 - No Amendments (03/27/2018)
  • House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (03/19/2018)

Sponsors

J. Wilson/D. Roberts/K. Priola

Bill number

HB18-1252

Position

Oppose