Assembly Bill A5195

2021-2022 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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2021-A5195 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 129-C §6450, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10022
2019-2020: A2943

2021-A5195 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-A5195 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5195
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PAULIN, COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT, WILLIAMS, HYNDMAN,
   M. MILLER, BYRNE, WEPRIN, GOTTFRIED, DICKENS,  SIMON,  GALEF,  BARRON,
   LAVINE,  J. RIVERA,  BICHOTTE HERMELYN,  SEAWRIGHT  --  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.
   5.  EVERY  INSTITUTION  SHALL  MAINTAIN  RECORDS  INDICATING THAT EACH
 EMPLOYEE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO  AN  APPROVED  SEXUAL  HARASSMENT  TRAINING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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