Assembly Bill A5471

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that information as to a student shall not be released by the state or city university of New York or an alumni association without student's consent

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A5471 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§360-a & 6235, Ed L

2009-A5471 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that information as to a student shall not be released by the state or city university of New York or an alumni association thereof without the student's written consent.

2009-A5471 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5471

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BOYLAND -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the  state
  university of New York, the city university of New York and any alumni
  association thereof from releasing student information without consent

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  360-a
to read as follows:
  S  360-A.  RELEASE OF INFORMATION PROHIBITED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW,
RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, NO INSTITUTION OF THE STATE  UNIVER-
SITY  OF  NEW  YORK  OR  AN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION THEREOF SHALL RELEASE ANY
INFORMATION PERTAINING TO A FORMER OR CURRENT STUDENT TO ANYONE  WITHOUT
THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE STUDENT.
  S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6235 to read
as follows:
  S 6235. RELEASE OF INFORMATION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGU-
LATION  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  NO INSTITUTION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW
YORK OR AN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION  THEREOF  SHALL  RELEASE  ANY  INFORMATION
PERTAINING  TO A FORMER OR CURRENT STUDENT TO ANYONE WITHOUT THE WRITTEN
CONSENT OF THE STUDENT.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08848-01-9

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