Assembly Bill A5173

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires reporting of employees of colleges and universities found responsible for sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, or sexual harassment

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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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2021-A5173 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 129-C §§6450 - 6450-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10021
2019-2020: A3639

2021-A5173 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires reporting of employees of colleges and universities who were found responsible through the institution's decision-making process of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, or sexual harassment; requires publication of certain information.

2021-A5173 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5173
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  COOK, WILLIAMS, HYNDMAN, M. MILLER,
   WEPRIN, SIMON, GOTTFRIED, DICKENS, GALEF, BARRON,  LAVINE,  J. RIVERA,
   BICHOTTE HERMELYN,  SEAWRIGHT,  COLTON, FAHY -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  the  reporting  of
   employees  of  colleges  and  universities  who were found responsible
   through the institution's decision-making process of  sexual  assault,
   dating  violence,  domestic  violence, stalking, or sexual harassment;
   and requires publication of certain information
 
   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
                      REPORTING OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES
 SECTION 6450.   DEFINITIONS.
         6450-A. REPORTING TO THE DEPARTMENT BY INSTITUTIONS.
         6450-B. PUBLISHING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION  ON  THE  DEPARTMENT'S
                   WEBSITE.
   §  6450.  DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED  IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE",  "DATING  VIOLENCE",   "STALKING",   "SEXUAL
 ASSAULT" AND "SEXUAL HARASSMENT" SHALL BE DEFINED BY EACH INSTITUTION IN
 ITS CODE OF CONDUCT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL DEFI-
 NITIONS.
   2. "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.
   3.  "INVESTIGATION"  SHALL  REFER  TO  THE  PROCESS  USED  TO  RESOLVE
 COMPLAINTS ABOUT SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT IN THE FORMS OF DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, STALKING, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND SEXUAL  HARASS-

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

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