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                                   8279
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 27, 2023
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 Introduced  by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
   "dismantling student antisemitism act"
 
   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 "dismantling student antisemitism act" or "DSA act".
   §  2.  The  education law is amended by adding a new section 6436-a to
 read as follows:
   § 6436-A. DISMANTLING STUDENT ANTISEMITISM ACT. 1. THE CHANCELLORS  OF
 THE  CITY  UNIVERSITY  OF NEW YORK AND STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, AND
 ALL PRESIDENTS OF ACCREDITED HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, SHALL:
   (A) AMEND CURRENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WHICH  REQUIRE  ALL  COLLEGE
 AND  UNIVERSITY  ADMINISTRATORS,  FACULTY,  STAFF AND STUDENTS TO ATTEND
 SENSITIVITY TRAINING SEMINARS, TO INCLUDE TRAINING PERTAINING TO ANTISE-
 MITISM;
   (B) ESTABLISH, AND IMPLEMENT ON AN ONGOING BASIS, A  TRAINING  PROGRAM
 FOR  ALL CURRENT AND NEW EMPLOYEES REGARDING THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
 ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION;
   (C) CONSULT WITH AN EXPERT IN THE  AREAS  OF  ANTISEMITISM  AWARENESS,
 PREVENTION,  AND  JEWISH  HISTORY AND CULTURE TO CONDUCT THE SENSITIVITY
 TRAINING DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION;
   (D) PROVIDE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO SUCH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES  TO
 THE DEPARTMENT;
   (E)  MAKE  SUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING ALUMNI,
 REGARDING WHO TO CONTACT WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS POLICY AND HOW TO
 REPORT VIOLATIONS OF THIS POLICY;
   (F) ENSURE THAT APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION IS MADE INTO  COMPLAINTS  OF
 HATE  AND  DISCRIMINATION RELATED TO ANTISEMITISM AND THAT DISCIPLINE IS

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 IMPOSED FOR SUCH BEHAVIOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH EACH ENTITY'S POLICIES  AND
 PROCESSES; AND
   (G)  MAINTAIN  RECORDS  TO  ENSURE  COMPLIANCE  WITH  ANNUAL TRAINING,
 REPORTING, AND ALTERNATIVE SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS.
   2. THE CHANCELLORS OF THE  CITY  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK  AND  STATE
 UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW YORK, AND ALL PRESIDENTS OF ACCREDITED HIGHER EDUCA-
 TION INSTITUTIONS SHALL ADOPT AND PUBLISH A UNIFORM HATE  AND  DISCRIMI-
 NATION  POLICY  STATEMENT RELATED TO ANTISEMITISM. EACH SUCH INSTITUTION
 SHALL PUBLISH SUCH POLICY STATEMENT ON ITS WEBSITE.
   3. (A) THE CHANCELLORS OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW  YORK  AND  STATE
 UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW YORK, AND ALL PRESIDENTS OF ACCREDITED HIGHER EDUCA-
 TION INSTITUTIONS SHALL RECORD  INCIDENTS  OF  HATE  AND  DISCRIMINATION
 RELATED TO ANTISEMITISM ON ALL CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR AND
 SUBMIT AN AGGREGATED REPORT OF THESE INCIDENTS TO THE DEPARTMENT BY JULY
 FIRST OF EACH YEAR. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (I) THE NUMBER OF SUCH INCIDENTS THAT WERE REPORTED;
   (II)  THE NUMBER OF REPORTING INDIVIDUALS WHO SOUGHT THE INSTITUTION'S
 JUDICIAL OR CONDUCT PROCESS;
   (III) THE NUMBER OF CASES PROCESSED THROUGH THE INSTITUTION'S JUDICIAL
 OR CONDUCT PROCESS;
   (IV) THE NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS WHO WERE FOUND RESPONSIBLE THROUGH  THE
 INSTITUTION'S JUDICIAL OR CONDUCT PROCESS;
   (V)  THE  NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS WHO WERE FOUND NOT RESPONSIBLE THROUGH
 THE INSTITUTION'S JUDICIAL OR CONDUCT PROCESS;
   (VI) A DESCRIPTION OF THE FINAL SANCTIONS IMPOSED BY  THE  INSTITUTION
 FOR  EACH  INCIDENT FOR WHICH A RESPONDENT WAS FOUND RESPONSIBLE THROUGH
 THE INSTITUTION'S JUDICIAL  OR  CONDUCT  PROCESS,  AS  PROVIDED  FOR  IN
 SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF THIS PARAGRAPH;
   (VII)  THE  NUMBER  OF  CASES IN THE INSTITUTION'S JUDICIAL OR CONDUCT
 PROCESS THAT WERE CLOSED  PRIOR  TO  A  FINAL  DETERMINATION  AFTER  THE
 RESPONDENT  WITHDREW  FROM  THE INSTITUTION AND DECLINED TO COMPLETE THE
 DISCIPLINARY PROCESS; AND
   (VIII) THE NUMBER OF CASES IN THE INSTITUTION'S  JUDICIAL  OR  CONDUCT
 PROCESS  THAT  WERE  CLOSED  PRIOR  TO A FINAL DETERMINATION BECAUSE THE
 COMPLAINT WAS WITHDRAWN BY THE REPORTING INDIVIDUAL.
   (B) SUCH REPORT SHALL:
   (I) NOT REFLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION, AS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH (A)
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IF, IN THE BEST  JUDGMENT  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT,  IT
 WOULD  COMPROMISE  THE  CONFIDENTIALITY  OF REPORTING INDIVIDUALS OR ANY
 OTHER PARTY;
   (II) BE DELIVERED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO  THE  GOVERNOR,  THE  TEMPORARY
 PRESIDENT  OF  THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND THE MINORITY
 LEADERS OF THE ASSEMBLY AND SENATE  BY  DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST  OF  EACH
 YEAR; AND
   (III)  BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE BY THE DEPARTMENT AND ALL ACCREDITED
 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS EACH YEAR.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.