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Jan 03, 2018 | referred to higher education |
Feb 02, 2017 | referred to higher education |
senate Bill S4079
Sponsored By
Toby Ann Stavisky
(D) 11th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
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Jamaal T. Bailey
(D) 36th Senate District
Martin Malavé Dilan
(D) 0 Senate District
Jesse Hamilton
(D) 0 Senate District
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
S4079 (ACTIVE) - Details
S4079 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4079 Revised 2/13/17 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to immigration status of registered students PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This legislation would make it unlawful for any employee or officer of the city or state university to request the specific details of a student's immigration status except when required by federal law, pursuant to court order, or as required in connection with tuition or financial aid eligibility. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Article 5 of the Education law is amended and a new section 224-B is added which outlines circumstances under which immigration status may be requested. The Board of Trustees of the city and state university will promulgate standards for all colleges and universities within the system to insure that a student shall not be asked any questions on immigration status other than any information required by subdivision one of this act. In no case shall anyone be required to provide any information on a student's lawful immigration status, as a refugee, or as an immigrant from any specific nation. Section 2. Article 125 of the Education Law is amended and a new
S4079 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4079 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 2, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. STAVISKY, PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to immigration status of registered students 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 224-b to read as follows: § 224-B. IMMIGRATION STATUS OF REGISTERED STUDENTS. 1. NOTWITHSTAND- ING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO EMPLOYEE OR OFFICER OF THE UNIVERSITY SHALL DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC DETAILS OF A STUDENT'S IMMI- GRATION STATUS EXCEPT WHEN REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW, PURSUANT TO A COURT ORDER OR AS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH TUITION OR FINANCIAL AID ELIGI- BILITY. 2. THE BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL PROMULGATE STANDARDS FOR ALL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITHIN THE SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT A STUDENT SHALL NOT BE ASKED ANY QUESTIONS ON IMMIGRATION STATUS OTHER THAN ANY REQUIRED DETER- MINATION AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION THAT THE STUDENT IS AN IMMIGRANT. IN NO CASE SHALL A STUDENT BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ON A STUDENT'S LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS, STATUS AS A REFU- GEE, OR STATUS AS AN IMMIGRANT FROM ANY SPECIFIC NATION. § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6204-b to read as follows: § 6204-B. IMMIGRATION STATUS OF REGISTERED STUDENTS. 1. NOTWITHSTAND- ING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO EMPLOYEE OR OFFICER OF THE UNIVERSITY SHALL DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC DETAILS OF A STUDENT'S IMMI- GRATION STATUS EXCEPT WHEN REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW, PURSUANT TO A COURT ORDER OR AS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH TUITION OR FINANCIAL AID ELIGI- BILITY. 2. THE BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL PROMULGATE STANDARDS FOR ALL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITHIN THE SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT A STUDENT SHALL NOT BE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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