S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9683
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 4, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. FRONTUS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to extending the tran-
script notation period for sexual violence crimes
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 6444 of the education law, as
added by chapter 76 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
6. For crimes of violence, including, but not limited to sexual
violence, defined as crimes that meet the reporting requirements pursu-
ant to the federal Clery Act established in 20 U.S.C.
1092(f)(1)(F)(i)(I)-(VIII), institutions shall make a notation on the
transcript of students found responsible after a conduct process that
they were "suspended after a finding of responsibility for a code of
conduct violation" or "expelled after a finding of responsibility for a
code of conduct violation." For the respondent who withdraws from the
institution while such conduct charges are pending, and declines to
complete the disciplinary process, institutions shall make a notation on
the transcript of such students that they "withdrew with conduct charges
pending." Each institution shall publish a policy on transcript
notations and appeals seeking removal of a transcript notation for a
suspension, provided that such notation shall not be removed prior to
[one year] TWO YEARS after conclusion of the suspension, while notations
for expulsion shall not be removed. If a finding of responsibility is
vacated for any reason, any such transcript notation shall be removed.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14233-01-9
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