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Assembly Bill A3871

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Protects right of organizations on a college campus to post signs

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2011-A3871 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง6430, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2547
2013-2014: A3448
2015-2016: A4848
2017-2018: A4767
2019-2020: A4655
2021-2022: A6897

2011-A3871 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Protects and regulates the posting of signs on college campuses by student organizations.

2011-A3871 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3871

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  posting  signs  on
  college campus

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

  Section 1. Section 6430 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7.  ANY  CLUB  OR  ORGANIZATION  WHICH IS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE
STUDENT GOVERNMENT OR ADMINISTRATION OF A COLLEGE  OR  UNIVERSITY  SHALL
NOT  BE  LIMITED OR RESTRICTED IN ANY MANNER FROM POSTING OF SIGNS ON OR
IN ANY BUILDING ON THE CAMPUS OF SUCH COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.
  A. POSTINGS SHALL BE REMOVED BY THE CUSTODIAL  STAFF  OF  SUCH  CAMPUS
ONLY  AFTER  FORTY-EIGHT HOURS AFTER THE DATE OF THE MEETING OR EVENT ON
THE POSTING. POSTINGS WITHOUT SUCH DATE SHALL NOT BE REMOVED  UNTIL  THE
END  OF THE SEMESTER IN WHICH THEY WERE POSTED. ORGANIZATIONS WHICH POST
ON CAMPUS SHALL REMOVE SUCH POSTERS THEMSELVES WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT  HOURS
AFTER THE DATE OF SUCH EVENT OR MEETING IS CONCLUDED.
  B.  ANY RESULTANT DAMAGE TO THE CAMPUS PROPERTY SHALL BE THE RESPONSI-
BILITY OF THE CLUB OR ORGANIZATION WHICH POSTED SUCH SIGNS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07345-01-1

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