Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 10, 2014 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S6306
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S6306 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8632
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §355-d, amd §§6221, 6304 & 6401, Ed L; add §74-b, Pub Off L; amd §4, add §§139-l & 8-c, St Fin L
2013-S6306 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6306 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, the public officers law and the state finance law, in relation to prohibiting institutions of higher education from participating in or providing funding to organizations that boycott academic institutions located in foreign countries PURPOSE: To prevent State funds from being used to support organizations that undermine academic freedom by instituting boycotts of academic institutions in countries not involved in acts of terrorism and prohibiting public officers from undermining academic freedom by supporting such organizations. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Creates a new section 355-d of the Education Law to prohibit the State University of New York from allowing any state funds to be given or transferred in any way to any organization which as a matter of policy boycotts academic institutions in a foreign country. Such provisions shall not apply to boycotts against a foreign country that is defined under federal law as a State sponsor of terrorism, or the boycotts are related to a labor dispute or which protest the unlawful discriminatory practices as determined by New York State laws, rules or regulations. Section 2: Amends section 6221 of the Education Law to state that the City University of New York is prohibited from allowing any state
2013-S6306 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6306 I N S E N A T E January 10, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, the public officers law and the state finance law, in relation to prohibiting institutions of higher educa- tion from participating in or providing funding to organizations that boycott academic institutions located in foreign countries 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 section 355-d to read as follows: S 355-D. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN BOYCOTTS OF FOREIGN ACADEMIC INSTI- TUTIONS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ANY INSTITUTION OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OR PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCA- TION LOCATED WITHIN THIS STATE THAT PARTICIPATES IN OR PROVIDES FUNDING TO ANY ORGANIZATION THAT, AS A MATTER OF POLICY, BOYCOTTS AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION LOCATED IN ANY FOREIGN COUNTRY, SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM RECEIVING ANY STATE AID OR STATE FUNDING FROM THIS STATE; PROVIDED THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE BOYCOTT OF AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION LOCATED IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY: A. WHEN THE FOREIGN COUNTRY IS DETERMINED BY THE UNITED STATES SECRE- TARY OF STATE TO BE A STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM; B. WHEN THE BOYCOTT IS CONNECTED WITH A LABOR DISPUTE; OR C. WHEN THE BOYCOTT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTESTING UNLAWFUL DISCRI- MINATORY PRACTICES AS DETERMINED BY THE LAWS, RULES OR REGULATIONS OF THIS STATE. S 2. Section 6221 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision F to read as follows: F. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN BOYCOTTS OF FOREIGN ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ANY INSTITUTION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OR PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK THAT PARTICIPATES IN OR PROVIDES FUNDING TO ANY ORGANIZATION THAT, AS A MATTER OF POLICY, BOYCOTTS AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION LOCATED IN ANY FOREIGN COUNTRY, SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM RECEIVING ANY STATE AID OR STATE FUNDING FROM THIS STATE; PROVIDED EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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