Senate Bill S2060A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to hate crime reporting on college campuses

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Current Bill Status Via A3694 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S2060 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3694
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6431, 6433, 6434 & 6436, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9552

2023-S2060 - Summary

Requires colleges to post campus crime statistics on their website; requires colleges to implement a plan to provide investigation of hate crimes on campus; requires colleges to inform incoming students about hate crime prevention measures.

2023-S2060 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2060 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2060
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to hate  crime  reporting
   on college campuses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs a and c of subdivision 3 of section 6431 of  the
 education law, as amended by chapter 13 of the laws of 2009, are amended
 to read as follows:
   a.  educating  the  campus community, including security personnel and
 those persons who advise or supervise students,  about  sexual  assault,
 domestic  violence  and stalking offenses pursuant to section sixty-four
 hundred thirty-two of this article, BIAS RELATED CRIME PREVENTION PURSU-
 ANT TO SECTION SIXTY-FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX OF THIS  ARTICLE  AND  HATE
 CRIME OFFENSES PURSUANT TO SECTION 485.05 OF THE PENAL LAW;
   c.  reporting sexual assaults, domestic violence [and], stalking inci-
 dents AND HATE CRIMES and assisting victims during investigations;
   § 2. Section 6433 of the education law, as added by chapter 597 of the
 laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   § 6433. Campus crime  reporting  and  statistics.  Each  college  that
 receives state aid shall indicate [in] ON their [campus catalog, student
 handbook and viewbook] WEBSITE how to access the campus crime statistics
 that  are  filed annually with the United States Department of Education
 as required under Title 20 of the  U.S.  Code  Section  1092(f).  [Every
 campus  catalog,  student  handbook  and  viewbook shall state that "The
 Advisory Committee on Campus Safety will provide upon request all campus
 crime statistics as reported to the United States Department  of  Educa-
 tion."]
   The information [in the campus catalog, student handbook and viewbook]
 ON  EACH COLLEGE'S WEBSITE shall include the United States Department of
 Education's [web site] WEBSITE address for campus crime statistics and a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06391-01-3
              

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2023-S2060A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3694
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6431, 6433, 6434 & 6436, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9552

2023-S2060A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires colleges to post campus crime statistics on their website; requires colleges to implement a plan to provide investigation of hate crimes on campus; requires colleges to inform incoming students about hate crime prevention measures.

2023-S2060A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2060A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2060--A
     Cal. No. 241
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. STAVISKY, CHU, LIU, SKOUFIS, WEBB -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Higher Education -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to
   first  and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate
   and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote  reconsidered,  restored
   to  third  reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
   in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to hate  crime  reporting
   on college campuses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs a and c of subdivision 3 of section 6431 of  the
 education law, as amended by chapter 13 of the laws of 2009, are amended
 to read as follows:
   a.  educating  the  campus community, including security personnel and
 those persons who advise or supervise students,  about  sexual  assault,
 domestic  violence  and stalking offenses pursuant to section sixty-four
 hundred thirty-two of this article, AND BIAS  RELATED  AND  HATE  CRIMES
 PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX OF THIS ARTICLE;
   c.  reporting sexual assaults, domestic violence [and], stalking inci-
 dents AND HATE CRIMES and assisting victims during investigations;
   § 2. Section 6433 of the education law, as added by chapter 597 of the
 laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   § 6433. Campus crime  reporting  and  statistics.  Each  college  that
 receives state aid shall indicate [in] ON their [campus catalog, student
 handbook and viewbook] WEBSITE how to access the campus crime statistics
 that  are  filed annually with the United States Department of Education
 as required under Title 20 of the  U.S.  Code  Section  1092(f).  [Every
 campus  catalog,  student  handbook  and  viewbook shall state that "The
 Advisory Committee on Campus Safety will provide upon request all campus

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06391-03-3
              

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