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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred 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
OR  HER appointment a course of law enforcement training approved by the
municipal 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  PROPERTY. Subject to the approval of the chancellor, the presi-
dent of each state-operated campus of the state university  shall  enter
into  a written agreement with adjoining law enforcement agencies estab-
lishing protocols for the  exercise  of  authority  by  such  university
police  officer  off-campus,  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 institutions 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04999-01-5
              

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ACTUAL, THREATENED OR ATTEMPTED DIRECTED AT AN INDIVIDUAL BECAUSE OF HIS
OR HER ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED RACE, CREED, COLOR, RELIGION, RELIGIOUS PRAC-
TICE,  ETHNICITY,  NATIONAL  ORIGIN,  DISABILITY,  AGE, GENDER OR SEXUAL
ORIENTATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.