NY State Senate Bill S2550A

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 13, 2020	print number 2550a
Mar 13, 2020	amend and recommit to higher education
Jan 08, 2020	referred to higher education returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 04, 2019	referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1157 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 28, 2019	referred to higher education

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S2550 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5273
Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §§355-d & 6206-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S4079, A6588
2021-2022: S2778
2023-2024: S3475

S2550 - Summary

Mandates that no employee or officer of the university shall determine the specific details of a student's immigration status except when required by federal law, pursuant to a court order or as required in connection with tuition or financial aid eligibility.

S2550 - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S2550

SPONSOR: STAVISKY
 
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, pursu-
ant to court order, or as required in connection with tuition or finan-
cial 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 ques-
tions 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 section
6204-B is added with the same wording as in Section 1.

Section 3. Severability. If any part of this act is judged by any court
of competent jurisdiction to be invalid after exhaustive judicial
review, it will not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of the
act but will be confined only to the portion directly involved in the
controversy in which judgment shall have been rendered.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This proposal prohibits SUNY and CUNY employees from inquiring about a
student's immigration status in order to prevent the federal government
from deporting immigrant students. It would neutralize efforts to
require universities to compile data regarding the number of foreign
students, their countries of origin, and the programs in which they are
enrolled.  SUNY and CUNY would be prohibited from determining if a
student was from a specific Muslim-majority nation, whether the student
had proper immigration status or was undocumented. Additionally, SUNY
and CUNY would be prohibited from participating in any federal immi-
gration laws unless such participation was expressly required as a
lawful and related condition of receiving federal higher education
loans.

New York has always been a progressive leader in human rights. As a
nation of immigrants, our diversity is what has made us a world leader
and New York must reaffirm its commitment to all people, regardless of
race, religion or national origin. Students, wherever they come from and
regardless of their immigration status, must be free to study unfettered
by the fear that they might end up on a deportation list developed by
the very university at which they are studying.
SUNY has an estimated 22,140 international students with 320 from the
seven countries on the travel ban list. CUNY has 8,881 foreign students
with 120 who would be affected by the travel ban.

Our institutions of higher learning should focus on educating future
generations of New Yorkers who will improve our state and grow our econ-
omy - not prosecuting students based on their religion or nationality.
SUNY and CUNY schools must remain places of dignified higher learning,
not mechanisms to spy on students.

 
PRIOR LEGISLTIVE HISTORY:

2017-18: referred to higher education.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S2550 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2550

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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.

                                                           LBD01133-01-9

S. 2550                             2

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.
  § 3. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part
of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction  to
be invalid and after exhaustion of all further judicial review the judg-
ment  shall  not be deemed to affect, impair or invalidate the remainder
thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence,
paragraph, section or part of this act directly involved in the  contro-
versy in which the judgement shall have been rendered.
  § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

Co-Sponsors

S2550A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5273
Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §§355-d & 6206-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S4079, A6588
2021-2022: S2778
2023-2024: S3475

S2550A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S2550A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S2550A

SPONSOR: STAVISKY
 
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, pursu-
ant to court order, or as required in connection with tuition or finan-
cial aid eligibility.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Article 8 of the Education law is amended and a new section
355-d 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 ques-
tions 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 section
6206-a is added with the same wording as in Section 1.

Section 3. Severability. If any part of this act is judged by any court
of competent jurisdiction to be invalid after exhaustive judicial
review, it will not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of the
act but will be confined only to the portion directly involved in the
controversy in which judgment shall have been rendered.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This proposal prohibits SUNY and CUNY employees from inquiring about a
student's immigration status in order to prevent the federal government
from deporting immigrant students. It would neutralize efforts to
require universities to compile data regarding the number of foreign
students, their countries of origin, and the programs in which they are
enrolled. SUNY and CUNY would be prohibited from determining if a
student was from a specific Muslim-majority nation targeted by the ban,
as well as whether the student had proper immigration status or was
undocumented. Additionally, SUNY and CUNY would be prohibited from
assisting the federal government in enforcing federal immigration laws
unless such participation was expressly required as a lawful and related
condition of receiving federal higher education funds.

New York has always been a progressive leader in human rights. As a
nation of immigrants, our diversity is what has made us a world leader
and New York must reaffirm its commitment to all people, regardless of
race, religion or national origin. Students, wherever they come from and
regardless of their immigration status, must be free to study unfettered
by the fear that they might end up on a deportation list developed by
the very university at which they are studying.
SUNY has an estimated 22,140 international students with 320 from the
seven countries on the travel ban list. CUNY has 8,881 foreign students
with 120 who would be affected by the travel ban.  Our institutions of
higher learning should focus on educating future generations of New
Yorkers who will improve our state and grow our economy - not prosecut-
ing students based on their religion or nationality. SUNY and CUNY
schools must remain places of dignified higher learning, not mechanisms
to spy on students.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-18: referred to higher education.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S2550A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2550--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. STAVISKY, BIAGGI, KRUEGER, MONTGOMERY, MYRIE, RAMOS,
  SERRANO  --  read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be
  committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted  to  the
  Committee on Higher Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted to said committee

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  355-d
to read as follows:
  §  355-D. 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 TRUSTEES 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 6206-a to
read as follows:
  § 6206-A. 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

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

                                                           LBD01133-04-0

S. 2550--A                          2

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.
  § 3. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part
of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction  to
be invalid and after exhaustion of all further judicial review the judg-
ment  shall  not be deemed to affect, impair or invalidate the remainder
thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence,
paragraph, section or part of this act directly involved in the  contro-
versy in which the judgement shall have been rendered.
  § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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S2550 - Sponsor Memo

S2550 - Bill Text download pdf

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S2550A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S2550A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S2550A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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