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Assembly Bill A4655

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Protects right of organizations on a college campus to post signs

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2019-A4655 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6430, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2547
2011-2012: A3871
2013-2014: A3448
2015-2016: A4848
2017-2018: A4767
2021-2022: A6897

2019-A4655 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Protects and regulates the posting of signs on college campuses by student organizations.

2019-A4655 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4655
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, RIVERA -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  posting  signs  on
   college campus
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 6430 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  ANY  CLUB  OR  ORGANIZATION  WHICH IS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE
 STUDENT GOVERNMENT OR ADMINISTRATION OF A COLLEGE  OR  UNIVERSITY  SHALL
 NOT  BE  LIMITED OR RESTRICTED IN ANY MANNER FROM POSTING OF SIGNS ON OR
 IN ANY BUILDING ON THE CAMPUS OF SUCH COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.
   A. POSTINGS SHALL BE REMOVED BY THE CUSTODIAL  STAFF  OF  SUCH  CAMPUS
 ONLY  AFTER  FORTY-EIGHT HOURS AFTER THE DATE OF THE MEETING OR EVENT ON
 THE POSTING. POSTINGS WITHOUT SUCH DATE SHALL NOT BE REMOVED  UNTIL  THE
 END  OF THE SEMESTER IN WHICH THEY WERE POSTED. ORGANIZATIONS WHICH POST
 ON CAMPUS SHALL REMOVE SUCH POSTERS THEMSELVES WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT  HOURS
 AFTER THE DATE OF SUCH EVENT OR MEETING IS CONCLUDED.
   B.  ANY RESULTANT DAMAGE TO THE CAMPUS PROPERTY SHALL BE THE RESPONSI-
 BILITY OF THE CLUB OR ORGANIZATION WHICH POSTED SUCH SIGNS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08455-01-9

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