Assembly Bill A963

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts hazing offenses and anti-hazing educational programs at educational institutions; repealer

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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-A963 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 25 §§1300 - 1309, Ed L; rpld §§120.16 & 120.17, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9016
2021-2022: A3443

2023-A963 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts hazing offenses and anti-hazing educational programs at educational institutions and requires educational institutions to maintain a public report on hazing violations.

2023-A963 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    963
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the  education  law,  in  relation  to  enacting  hazing
   offenses  and  anti-hazing  educational programs at educational insti-
   tutions; and to repeal certain provisions of the  penal  law  relating
   thereto

   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 25  to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 25
                                  HAZING
 SECTION 1300. DEFINITIONS.
         1301. PERSONAL HAZING OFFENSE.
         1302. ORGANIZATIONAL HAZING OFFENSE.
         1303. PROHIBITED DEFENSES.
         1304. IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION OR CIVIL LIABILITY.
         1305. FAILURE TO SEEK ASSISTANCE.
         1306. HAZING  ADJUDICATION  REQUIREMENTS  FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTI-
                 TUTIONS.
         1307. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
         1308. INSTITUTIONAL REPORTS OF CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.
         1309. STATE ANTI-HAZING FUND.
   § 1300. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. THE TERM "EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION" MEANS ANY SECONDARY OR POST-SEC-
 ONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION, INCLUDING ANY
 DEGREE GRANTING INSTITUTION AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE IN THIS STATE.
   2.  THE  TERM "HAZING" MEANS ANY INTENTIONAL, KNOWING, OR RECKLESS ACT
 COMMITTED BY A PERSON, WHETHER INDIVIDUALLY OR  IN  CONCERT  WITH  OTHER
 PERSONS,  AGAINST  A  MINOR  OR  STUDENT  OF AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01240-01-3
              

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