Assembly Bill A649

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relating to requiring study abroad organizations to report crime and harm that occurs to participating students

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A649 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Title 7 Art 130-A §§6517 & 6518, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7871
2019-2020: A7010
2021-2022: A316

2023-A649 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring postsecondary institutions that participate in study abroad programs to report crime and harm that occurs to participating students.

2023-A649 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    649
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. JACOBSON, FAHY, REYES, DICKENS, AUBRY, STIRPE,
   WALLACE, HUNTER, SAYEGH, JACKSON, SILLITTI, DURSO, LEMONDES --  Multi-
   Sponsored  by  -- M.   of A. BUTTENSCHON, COOK, SIMON -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  requiring  postsecon-
   dary  institutions that participate in study abroad programs to report
   crime and harm that occurs to participating students
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "Safe Student Study Abroad Act" also known as the "Ravi  Thackurdeen
 Safe Student Study Abroad Act".
   §  2.  Title 7 of the education law is amended by adding a new article
 130-A to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 130-A
                         SAFE STUDENT STUDY ABROAD
 SECTION 6517. DEFINITIONS.
         6518. REPORTING.
   § 6517. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN  THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "COLLEGE", "UNIVERSITY" AND "POSTSECONDARY" SHALL MEAN ANY INSTITU-
 TION  OF HIGHER EDUCATION, RECOGNIZED AND APPROVED BY THE REGENTS, WHICH
 PROVIDES A COURSE OF STUDY LEADING TO THE GRANTING  OF  A  POSTSECONDARY
 DEGREE OR DIPLOMA.
   2.  "THIRD PARTY ENTITIES" SHALL MEAN ANY FOR PROFIT OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT
 BUSINESS THAT IS NOT A COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR POSTSECONDARY  INSTITUTION
 WHICH PROVIDES A STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM OR COORDINATES A PROGRAM BETWEEN A
 COLLEGE,  UNIVERSITY  OR  POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION IN THE UNITED STATES
 AND A STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM.
   3. "STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM" SHALL MEAN PROGRAMS WHICH ARE COORDINATED BY
 COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS AND THIRD PARTY  ENTI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02358-01-3
              

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