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Assembly Bill A7476A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the investigation of crimes and crime reporting on college and university campuses

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2011-A7476 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5369
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355, 6206 & 6306, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A2089, S2753

2011-A7476 - Summary

Relates to the investigation of crimes and crime reporting on college and university campuses.

2011-A7476 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7476

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 6, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to accurate reporting  of
  crimes on college and university campuses

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

  Section 1. The subdivision heading and paragraph a of  subdivision  17
of  section 355 of the education law, as added by chapter 22 of the laws
of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
  [Plans for investigation of violent felony offenses] INVESTIGATION  OF
CRIMES  AND  CRIME  REPORTING.  a.  The  board  of trustees of the state
university of New York shall adopt rules requiring that each institution
of the state university, on or before January first, two thousand, adopt
and implement a plan providing for  the  investigation  of  any  violent
felony  offense occurring at or on the grounds of each such institution,
and providing for the investigation of a report of any missing  student.
Such  plans  shall  provide for the coordination of the investigation of
such crimes and reports with local law enforcement agencies. Such  plans
shall  include, but not be limited to, written agreements with appropri-
ate local law enforcement agencies providing  for  the  prompt  investi-
gation of such crimes and reports AND A REQUIREMENT THAT THE INSTITUTION
SHALL NOTIFY THE APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AS SOON AS PRACTICA-
BLE  BUT  IN  NO  CASE  MORE  THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER A REPORT OF A
VIOLENT FELONY OR MISSING STUDENT.  THE INVESTIGATION REQUIRED  BY  THIS
SECTION  SHALL  BE COMPLETED BY THE INSTITUTION WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE
OCCURRENCE OF THE VIOLENT FELONY OR THE FILING OF A REPORT OF A  MISSING
STUDENT,  REGARDLESS  OF  THE  STATUS  OF ANY INVESTIGATION BY LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY BRING FORTH AN ACTION AT
THE REQUEST OF THE VICTIM OF THE VIOLENT FELONY OR THE PERSON FILING THE
REPORT OF A MISSING STUDENT IF SUCH INVESTIGATION IS NOT COMPLETED WITH-
IN THE SIXTY DAY TIME PERIOD.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08261-06-1

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2011-A7476A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5369
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355, 6206 & 6306, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A2089, S2753

2011-A7476A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the investigation of crimes and crime reporting on college and university campuses.

2011-A7476A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7476--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 6, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, McENENY, LANCMAN, P. RIVERA, MAISEL,
  JAFFEE, CAMARA, ENGLEBRIGHT, LINARES, MOYA,  HOOPER,  GIBSON,  PAULIN,
  THIELE,  SIMOTAS,  CLARK, ROSENTHAL, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A.  AUBRY, BRENNAN, CERETTO, FARRELL, GABRYSZAK, McDONOUGH,  McKEV-
  ITT,  MONTESANO, MURRAY, RA, TEDISCO, TENNEY -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to  the  Committee
  on  Higher  Education  in  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to accurate reporting of
  crimes on college and university campuses

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

  Section  1.  The subdivision heading and paragraph a of subdivision 17
of section 355 of the education law, as added by chapter 22 of the  laws
of 1999, are amended to read as follows:
  [Plans  for investigation of violent felony offenses] INVESTIGATION OF
CRIMES AND CRIME REPORTING. a.  The  board  of  trustees  of  the  state
university of New York shall adopt rules requiring that each institution
of the state university, on or before January first, two thousand, adopt
and  implement  a  plan  providing  for the investigation of any violent
felony offense occurring at or on the grounds of each such  institution,
and  providing for the investigation of a report of any missing student.
Such plans shall provide for the coordination of  the  investigation  of
such  crimes and reports with local law enforcement agencies. Such plans
shall include, but not be limited to, written agreements with  appropri-
ate  local  law  enforcement  agencies providing for the prompt investi-
gation of such crimes and reports AND A REQUIREMENT THAT THE INSTITUTION
SHALL NOTIFY THE APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AS SOON AS PRACTICA-
BLE BUT IN NO CASE MORE THAN TWENTY-FOUR  HOURS  AFTER  A  REPORT  OF  A
VIOLENT  FELONY  OR THAT A STUDENT WHO RESIDES IN HOUSING OWNED OR OPER-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08261-09-2

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