New York Laws
Article 15-C - Textbook Access Act
724 - Policies Addressing Course Material Adoptions and Sample Materials.

ยง 724. Policies addressing course material adoptions and sample
materials. No employee at an institution of higher education shall
demand or receive any payment, loan, advance, goods, or deposit of
money, present or promised, for adopting specific course materials
required for coursework or instruction; with the exception that the
employee may receive:

1. sample copies, instructor's copies, or instructional material, that
are not to be sold;

2. royalties or other compensation from sales of textbooks that
include such instructor's own writing or work;

3. honoraria for academic peer review of course materials; or

4. training in the use of course materials and learning technologies.