Assembly Bill A389

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires biennial referendum of student body at public universities and colleges to determine whether student activity fees are voluntary or mandatory

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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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2011-A389 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2931
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355, 6215 & 6304, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10758, S1628
2013-2014: A1401
2015-2016: A1835
2017-2018: A232

2011-A389 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the biennial conducting of a referendum of the student body at each college and university of the state university of New York and city university of New York, and at each community college as to whether the student activity fees shall be mandatory or voluntary; requires the funds from such fees to be disbursed in a fair and neutral manner without regard to the viewpoints of organizations requesting funding; requires the posting of a notice of the purpose of such fee and the mission statements of all organizations receiving disbursements from such fees.

2011-A389 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   389

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DESTI-
  TO, MAYERSOHN, J. RIVERA, ROBINSON -- read once and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to student activity fees

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

  Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 20 to read as follows:
  20. STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE.  A.  DISCLOSURE.  EVERY COLLEGE OR UNIVERSI-
TY OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY POST ON A PUBLICLY ACCES-
SIBLE WEBSITE A NOTICE REGARDING THE STUDENT ACTIVITY  FEE  WHICH  SHALL
INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED TO: (1) THE PURPOSE OF SUCH FEE, (2) THE
RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM SUCH FEE, (3)  THE
NAME  AND  MISSION  STATEMENT OF EACH STUDENT ORGANIZATION THAT RECEIVED
FUNDING FROM SUCH  FEE  DURING  THE  PREVIOUS  ACADEMIC  YEAR,  (4)  THE
REQUIREMENT  THAT  ALL  FUNDING DECISIONS BE MADE IN AN OPEN FORUM WHERE
ALL STUDENTS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT, (5) THAT ALL  FUNDING
DECISIONS  SHALL  BE MADE IN A FAIR AND NEUTRAL MANNER WITHOUT REGARD TO
THE VIEWPOINTS OF THE ORGANIZATION REQUESTING FUNDING, AND  (6)  THAT  A
REFERENDUM  SHALL  BE HELD AT LEAST EVERY TWO YEARS THE PURPOSE OF WHICH
IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE SHALL BE  MANDATORY  OR
VOLUNTARY.
  B.  REFERENDUM.  PRIOR  TO  THE  CLOSE OF THE FIRST FULL ACADEMIC YEAR
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  AND  AT
LEAST  ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS THEREAFTER, THE STUDENT BODY AT EACH COLLEGE
OR UNIVERSITY OPERATED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY SHALL DETERMINE BY REFER-
ENDUM WHETHER STUDENT ACTIVITY PROGRAMS SHALL  BE  SUPPORTED  BY  EITHER
VOLUNTARY OR MANDATORY STUDENT FEES.  SUCH REFERENDUM SHALL BE CONDUCTED
ON  CAMPUS  AT  AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE POLLING PLACE OR PLACES AND AT SUCH
TIME AS SHALL BE CONVENIENT FOR THE GREATEST NUMBER OF  STUDENTS.  UNDER

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

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