Assembly Bill A2943

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires sexual harassment training for certain colleges or universities in New York state

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A2943 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 129-C §6450, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10022
2021-2022: A5195

2019-A2943 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires sexual harassment training for certain colleges or universities in New York state.

2019-A2943 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2943
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  JAFFEE,  COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT, MOSLEY,
   WILLIAMS,  LAWRENCE,  HYNDMAN,  M. G. MILLER,  ORTIZ,  D'URSO,  BYRNE,
   WEPRIN,  GOTTFRIED,  DICKENS,  SIMON,  GALEF,  CROUCH, BARRON, LAVINE,
   RIVERA, BICHOTTE, SEAWRIGHT, ARROYO, BLAKE -- read once  and  referred
   to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to sexual harassment
   training for certain colleges or universities in New York state
 
   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 article 129-C
 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 129-C
                        SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING
 SECTION 6450. SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING.
   § 6450. SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,
 "INSTITUTION"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  COLLEGE  OR UNIVERSITY CHARTERED BY THE
 REGENTS OR INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT MAINTAINS
 A CAMPUS IN NEW YORK.
   2. EVERY INSTITUTION SHALL REQUIRE ALL EMPLOYEES  WHO  ARE  LIKELY  TO
 INTERACT  OR  COME  INTO  CONTACT  WITH  STUDENTS  TO UNDERGO A TRAINING
 PROGRAM IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT. SUCH TRAINING PROGRAM SHALL BE APPROVED BY
 THE DEPARTMENT. THE TRAINING PROGRAM MAY  BE  DEVELOPED  BY  A  FEDERAL,
 STATE,  OR  NON-PROFIT  ORGANIZATION, AND MAY BE INCORPORATED AS PART OF
 THE INSTITUTION'S EXISTING TRAINING  PROGRAMS  OR  MAY  BE  PROVIDED  BY
 ORGANIZATIONS OR PROVIDERS IDENTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE NO MORE THAN SIX MONTHS AFTER
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION A LIST OF APPROVED SEXUAL  HARASSMENT
 TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR USE BY INSTITUTIONS.
   4.  TRAINING  SHALL  TAKE PLACE ON THE PREMISES OF THE INSTITUTION AND
 SHALL BE CONSIDERED COMPENSABLE TIME.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02021-01-9

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