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Senate Bill S3994

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for reporting of bias-related incidents on state university campuses

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2009-S3994 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1871
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง355, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2197
2013-2014: A2821
2015-2016: A1399

2009-S3994 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for reporting of bias-related incidents on state university campuses by university police officers to college and university personnel; defines "bias-related offenses".

2009-S3994 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3994 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3994

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to reporting of  bias-re-
  lated incidents on state university campuses

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

  Section 1. Paragraph l of subdivision 2 of section 355 of  the  educa-
tion  law,  as amended by chapter 424 of the laws of 1998, is amended to
read as follows:
  1. To appoint university police officers who shall have the powers  of
police  officers  and  to  remove  such  police  officers  at  pleasure;
provided, however, that any person appointed a police officer must  have
satisfactorily  completed or complete within one year of the date of his
appointment a course of law enforcement training approved by the munici-
pal police training council in consultation with  the  university.    It
shall  be  the duty of such police officers to preserve law and order on
the campuses and other property of the university, including any portion
of a public highway which crosses or abuts such property.   IT SHALL  BE
THE  DUTY  OF  SUCH  PEACE  OFFICERS  TO  IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY COLLEGE AND
UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL THAT A BIAS-RELATED OFFENSE MAY HAVE BEEN COMMITTED
UPON ANY STUDENT OR ON ANY PERSON ON THE CAMPUS OR OTHER COLLEGE PROPER-
TY. Subject to the approval of the chancellor,  the  president  of  each
state-operated campus of the state university shall enter into a written
agreement with adjoining law enforcement agencies establishing protocols
for the exercise of authority by such university police officer off-cam-
pus,  including  mutual aid and assistance. Such written protocols shall
not be deemed to supersede the authority of other police officers.   The
provisions  of this paragraph shall not apply to any of the state insti-
tutions and property referred to in section five thousand seven  hundred
nine  of  this chapter.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "BIAS-RELATED
OFFENSE" SHALL MEAN ANY  CRIMINAL  ACT  WHETHER  ACTUAL,  THREATENED  OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00290-01-9

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