Assembly Bill A7871

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relating to requiring study abroad organizations to report crime and harm that occurs to participating students

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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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2017-A7871 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7154
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 130-A §§6457 - 6461, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7010, S3844
2021-2022: A316, S6530
2023-2024: A649

2017-A7871 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring postsecondary institutions that participate in study abroad programs to report crime and harm that occurs to participating students.

2017-A7871 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7871
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SKARTADOS  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  requiring  postsecon-
   dary  institutions that participate in study abroad programs to report
   crime and harm that occurs to participating students

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "Safe Student Study Abroad Act" also known as the "Ravi  Thackurdeen
 Safe Student Study Abroad Act".
   §  2.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new article 130-A to
 read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 130-A
                         SAFE STUDENT STUDY ABROAD
 SECTION 6457. DEFINITIONS.
         6458. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
         6459. REPORTING.
         6460. STUDENT RESOURCES.
         6461. PROGRAM ASSESSMENT.
   § 6457. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN  THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "COLLEGE", "UNIVERSITY" AND "POSTSECONDARY" SHALL MEAN ANY INSTITU-
 TION  OF HIGHER EDUCATION, RECOGNIZED AND APPROVED BY THE REGENTS, WHICH
 PROVIDES A COURSE OF STUDY LEADING TO THE GRANTING  OF  A  POSTSECONDARY
 DEGREE OR DIPLOMA.
   2.  "THIRD PARTY ENTITIES" SHALL MEAN ANY FOR PROFIT OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT
 BUSINESS THAT IS NOT A COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR POSTSECONDARY  INSTITUTION
 WHICH  PROVIDES  A STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM OR COORDINATES A PROGRAM BETWEEN
 COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION IN  THE  UNITED  STATES
 AND A STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11732-01-7
              

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