Assembly Bill A10485

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits funding of any degree-granting institution of higher education if such institution permits certain organizations on campus

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A10485 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9193
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §239-c, Ed L

2023-A10485 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits state funding of any degree-granting institution of higher education if such institution permits terrorist organizations or activities in support of such organizations on campus; prohibits any student group or organization of receiving funding from the degree-granting institution if such group or organization directly or indirectly promotes, encourages, advocates, or engages in any terrorist advocacy or activities on campus.

2023-A10485 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10485
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 29, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. E. Brown) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting funding of
   any  degree-granting  institution of higher education if such institu-
   tion permits certain organizations on campus
 
   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 239-c
 to read as follows:
   § 239-C.  PROHIBITION  OF  FUNDING  TO  CERTAIN  INSTITUTIONS.  1.  NO
 DEGREE-GRANTING  INSTITUTION  OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THIS STATE SHALL BE
 GRANTED ANY FORM OF FINANCIAL AID, OR APPROPRIATED ANY MONIES  FROM  THE
 STATE, IF SUCH INSTITUTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, PERMITS ORGANIZATIONS
 OR  ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF SUCH ORGANIZATIONS, DESIGNATED AS TERRORIST
 ORGANIZATIONS PURSUANT TO 8 U.S.C. § 1189 ON SUCH INSTITUTION'S CAMPUS.
   2. THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  THAT
 PROVIDES THAT ANY STUDENT GROUP OR STUDENT ORGANIZATION THAT DIRECTLY OR
 INDIRECTLY PROMOTES, ENCOURAGES, ADVOCATES OR ENGAGES IN ANY ACTIVITY IN
 SUPPORT  OF  A  TERRORIST  ORGANIZATION  AS  DEFINED BY 8 U.S.C. § 1189,
 RECEIVING FUNDING  FROM,  AND  THAT  DIRECTLY  OR  INDIRECTLY  PROMOTES,
 ENCOURAGES,  ADVOCATES,  OR PERMITS ANY TERRORIST ADVOCACY OR ACTIVITIES
 ON CAMPUS, SHALL BE  INELIGIBLE  FOR  FUNDING,  INCLUDING  FUNDING  FROM
 STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE PROCEEDS AND SHALL BE BANNED FROM THE USE OF CAMPUS
 FACILITIES OR PROPERTY.
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to school
 years commencing on and after July 1, 2024.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15287-02-4

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