Assembly Bill A4768

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires colleges to report campus crimes to local police and division of criminal justice services, which is to report thereon annually

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  • 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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2015-A4768 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6439, Ed L; amd §837-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6592
2011-2012: A6621
2013-2014: A4713
2017-2018: A5664

2015-A4768 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires colleges to report crimes occurring on their campuses or other property to local police; requires this information must also be reported monthly to the division of criminal justice services for compilation in an annual report thereon, which report is to include findings and recommendations; conditions receipt of state aid to colleges upon submission of such reports.

2015-A4768 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4768

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CURRAN, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law and the executive law, in relation  to
  reports of crimes occurring on college campuses

  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  6439
to read as follows:
  S  6439.  REPORTS  OF  CRIMES OCCURRING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES. 1.  EVERY
COLLEGE CHARTERED BY THE REGENTS OR INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL ACT  OF  THE
LEGISLATURE  SHALL  PROMPTLY REPORT ALL CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ON ITS COLLEGE
CAMPUSES AND OTHER COLLEGE PROPERTY USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO THE
LOCAL POLICE AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION OVER  THE  AREA  IN  WHICH  SUCH
CAMPUSES  OR  PROPERTY  IS LOCATED. EVERY SUCH COLLEGE SHALL ALSO REPORT
SUCH INFORMATION, ON A  MONTHLY  BASIS,  TO  THE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SERVICES.
  2.  IF  A COLLEGE FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION,
SUCH COLLEGE SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY STATE AID  OR  ASSIST-
ANCE UNTIL SUCH FAILURE IS CURED.
  S  2.  Section  837-a  of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 10 to read as follows:
  10. (A) THE DIVISION SHALL RECEIVE AND COMPILE THE DATA  FURNISHED  TO
IT BY COLLEGES PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE OF THE
EDUCATION  LAW  AND  SHALL PUBLISH SUCH COMPILATION OF DATA IN AN ANNUAL
REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE  LEGISLATURE  ON  COLLEGE  CAMPUS  CRIME,
WHICH  REPORT  SHALL INCLUDE THE DIVISION'S FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
WITH RESPECT THERETO.
  (B) THE DIVISION SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE
NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law;  provided  that  the  division  of  criminal
justice services is authorized, effective immediately, to promulgate any
and all rules and regulations necessary for the timely implementation of
this act.

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