Senate Bill S2493

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to certain student organizations which are ineligible for funding

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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-S2493 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355, 6206 & 6306, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S8017
2019-2020: S5825
2021-2022: S3712
2023-2024: S1584

2017-S2493 - Summary

Prohibits certain student organizations which participate in discrimination or intolerance from receiving funding from SUNY, CUNY or community colleges.

2017-S2493 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2493 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2493
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. PHILLIPS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to certain student organ-
   izations which are ineligible for funding
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 20 to read as follows:
   20.  INELIGIBILITY  FOR  FUNDING;  STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS. A. THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES SHALL ADOPT RULES THAT ANY STUDENT GROUP OR  STUDENT
 ORGANIZATION THAT RECEIVES FUNDING FROM THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
 THAT  DIRECTLY  OR INDIRECTLY PROMOTES, ENCOURAGES, OR PERMITS DISCRIMI-
 NATION, INTOLERANCE, HATE SPEECH OR BOYCOTTS AGAINST A PERSON  OR  GROUP
 BASED  ON  RACE,  CLASS, GENDER, NATIONALITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN OR RELIGION,
 SHALL BE INELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING, INCLUDING FUNDING FROM STUDENT ACTIVITY
 FEE PROCEEDS.
   B. AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS SHALL APPLY:
   (1) "ALLIED NATION" SHALL MEAN:
   (I) ANY COUNTRY THAT IS A MEMBER OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC  TREATY  ORGAN-
 IZATION;
   (II)  ANY  COUNTRY THAT IS A SIGNATORY OF THE SOUTHEAST ASIA TREATY OF
 1954;
   (III) ANY COUNTRY, OTHER THAN VENEZUELA, THAT IS A  SIGNATORY  OF  THE
 RIO TREATY OF 1947;
   (IV) IRELAND;
   (V) ISRAEL;
   (VI) JAPAN; AND/OR
   (VII) THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
   (2)  "BOYCOTT"  SHALL MEAN TO ENGAGE IN ANY ACTIVITY, OR TO PROMOTE OR
 ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO ENGAGE IN ANY ACTIVITY,  THAT  WILL  RESULT  IN  ANY
 PERSON  ABSTAINING  FROM COMMERCIAL, SOCIAL OR POLITICAL RELATIONS, WITH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-S2493A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355, 6206 & 6306, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S8017
2019-2020: S5825
2021-2022: S3712
2023-2024: S1584

2017-S2493A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits certain student organizations which participate in discrimination or intolerance from receiving funding from SUNY, CUNY or community colleges.

2017-S2493A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2493A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2493--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. PHILLIPS, FELDER, KAMINSKY, MURPHY, RANZENHOFER --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the  Committee  on Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Educa-
   tion in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to certain student organ-
   izations which are ineligible for funding
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 20 to read as follows:
   20. INELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDING; STUDENT  ORGANIZATIONS.  A.  THE  STATE
 UNIVERSITY  TRUSTEES SHALL ADOPT RULES THAT ANY STUDENT GROUP OR STUDENT
 ORGANIZATION THAT RECEIVES FUNDING FROM THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
 THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PROMOTES, ENCOURAGES, OR  PERMITS  DISCRIMI-
 NATION,  INTOLERANCE,  HATE SPEECH OR BOYCOTTS AGAINST A PERSON OR GROUP
 BASED ON RACE, CLASS, GENDER, NATIONALITY, ETHNIC  ORIGIN  OR  RELIGION,
 SHALL BE INELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING, INCLUDING FUNDING FROM STUDENT ACTIVITY
 FEE PROCEEDS.
   B. AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS SHALL APPLY:
   (1) "ALLIED NATION" SHALL MEAN:
   (I)  ANY  COUNTRY THAT IS A MEMBER OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGAN-
 IZATION;
   (II) ANY COUNTRY THAT IS A SIGNATORY OF THE SOUTHEAST ASIA  TREATY  OF
 1954;
   (III)  ANY  COUNTRY,  OTHER THAN VENEZUELA, THAT IS A SIGNATORY OF THE
 RIO TREATY OF 1947;
   (IV) IRELAND;
   (V) ISRAEL;
   (VI) JAPAN; AND/OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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