Assembly Bill A7566

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of SUNY dormitories for the purposes of providing permanent or temporary housing for migrant populations

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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-A7566 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7390
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §355, Ed L

2023-A7566 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of SUNY dormitories for the purposes of providing permanent or temporary housing for migrant populations; requests the board of trustees adopt a policy stating such.

2023-A7566 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7566
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the use of
   SUNY dormitories for the purposes of providing permanent or  temporary
   housing for migrant populations

   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 22 to read as follows:
   22. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE  CONTRARY,  THE
 STATE  UNIVERSITY  TRUSTEES  SHALL ADOPT A POLICY PROHIBITING THE USE OF
 DORMITORIES MAINTAINED AND OPERATED BY A STATE-OPERATED  CAMPUS  OF  THE
 STATE  UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING PERMANENT OR
 TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR MIGRANT POPULATIONS. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL
 BE CONSTRUED TO RESTRICT AN ENROLLED STUDENT OR  MEMBER  OF  A  CAMPUS'S
 FACULTY  OR  STAFF  FROM ACCESSING HOUSING IN DORMITORIES MAINTAINED AND
 OPERATED BY A STATE-OPERATED CAMPUS OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11599-01-3

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