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Assembly Bill A9366

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides for procedures and restrictions regarding the discovery and disclosure of immigration status by the state and city universities of New York

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2025-A9366 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2, add Art 128 §§6360 - 6360-k, Art 128-A §6365, Art 125-C §§6240 - 6240-k, Art 125-D §6242, Ed L; add §63-e, Exec L

2025-A9366 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for procedures and restrictions regarding the discovery and disclosure of immigration status by the state and city universities of New York.

2025-A9366 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9366
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 19, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ROMERO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law and the executive law, in relation to
   procedures and restrictions regarding the discovery and disclosure  of
   immigration status by the state and city universities of New York

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2 of the education law is amended by adding six new
 subdivisions 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30 to read as follows:
   25. "IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES" MEANS ANY OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, OR  GOVERN-
 MENT  EMPLOYEE  WHO  IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE FEDERAL IMMI-
 GRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, INCLUDING ANY OFFICER OR  AGENT  OF  UNITED
 STATES  IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OR UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND
 BORDER PROTECTION.
   26. "IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT"  MEANS  THE  ENFORCEMENT  OF  ANY  CIVIL
 PROVISION  OF  THE  FEDERAL  IMMIGRATION  AND  NATIONALITY  ACT  OR  ANY
 PROVISION OF LAW THAT PENALIZES A PERSON'S PRESENCE IN, ENTRY  INTO,  OR
 REENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES.
   27.  "IMMIGRATION  LAW" MEANS ANY CIVIL PROVISION OF THE FEDERAL IMMI-
 GRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT AND ANY PROVISION OF LAW  THAT  PENALIZES  A
 PERSON'S PRESENCE IN, ENTRY INTO, OR REENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES.
   28. "IMMIGRATION DETAINER" MEANS ANY DOCUMENT, FORM, OR OTHER COMMUNI-
 CATION  REQUESTING  OR DIRECTING THAT A NEW YORK STATE UNIVERSITY POLICE
 OFFICER OR OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITY DETAIN  OR  MAINTAIN  CUSTODY  OF  AN
 INDIVIDUAL,  FOR  ANY PERIOD OF TIME, FOR PICKUP BY OR TRANSFER TO IMMI-
 GRATION AUTHORITIES.
   29. "CIVIL IMMIGRATION WARRANT" MEANS ANY WARRANT FOR A  VIOLATION  OF
 CIVIL  IMMIGRATION  LAW THAT IS NOT ISSUED BY A JUDGE APPOINTED PURSUANT
 TO ARTICLE III OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OR A FEDERAL MAGISTRATE
 JUDGE APPOINTED PURSUANT TO 28 USC  §  631,  AND  INCLUDES  ANY  WARRANT
 ENTERED INTO THE NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION CENTER DATABASE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13377-01-5
              

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