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Assembly Bill A5664

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires colleges to report campus crimes to local police and division of criminal justice services, which is to report thereon annually

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2017-A5664 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6450, Ed L; amd §837-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6592
2011-2012: A6621
2013-2014: A4713
2015-2016: A4768

2017-A5664 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires colleges to report crimes occurring on their campuses or other property to local police; requires this information must also be reported monthly to the division of criminal justice services for compilation in an annual report thereon, which report is to include findings and recommendations; conditions receipt of state aid to colleges upon submission of such reports.

2017-A5664 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5664
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CURRAN, CASTORINA, FINCH, CROUCH, GRAF, HARRIS,
   OAKS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GIGLIO, HAWLEY -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law and the executive law, in relation  to
   reports of crimes occurring on college campuses

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The education law is amended by adding a new section  6450
 to read as follows:
   §  6450.  REPORTS  OF  CRIMES OCCURRING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES. 1.  EVERY
 COLLEGE CHARTERED BY THE REGENTS OR INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL ACT  OF  THE
 LEGISLATURE  SHALL  PROMPTLY REPORT ALL CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ON ITS COLLEGE
 CAMPUSES AND OTHER COLLEGE PROPERTY USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO THE
 LOCAL POLICE AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION OVER  THE  AREA  IN  WHICH  SUCH
 CAMPUSES  OR  PROPERTY  IS LOCATED. EVERY SUCH COLLEGE SHALL ALSO REPORT
 SUCH INFORMATION, ON A  MONTHLY  BASIS,  TO  THE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE SERVICES.
   2.  IF  A COLLEGE FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION,
 SUCH COLLEGE SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY STATE AID  OR  ASSIST-
 ANCE UNTIL SUCH FAILURE IS CURED.
   §  2.  Section  837-a  of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10. (A) THE DIVISION SHALL RECEIVE AND COMPILE THE DATA  FURNISHED  TO
 IT  BY  COLLEGES  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  SIXTY-FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY OF THE
 EDUCATION LAW AND SHALL PUBLISH SUCH COMPILATION OF DATA  IN  AN  ANNUAL
 REPORT  TO  THE  GOVERNOR  AND  THE LEGISLATURE ON COLLEGE CAMPUS CRIME,
 WHICH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE THE DIVISION'S FINDINGS  AND  RECOMMENDATIONS
 WITH RESPECT THERETO.
   (B) THE DIVISION SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE
 NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08459-01-7

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