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                                   2376
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 16, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. RA, BARCLAY, ROZIC, E. BROWN, EICHENSTEIN, STERN,
   WALSH,  GIGLIO,  MILLER, GANDOLFO, DURSO, JENSEN, McDONOUGH, BRABENEC,
   REILLY, K. BROWN, PALMESANO,  MIKULIN,  SIMPSON,  NOVAKHOV,  ANGELINO,
   FRIEND,  BENDETT,  BEEPHAN,  LEMONDES,  MANKTELOW,  MORINELLO,  CHANG,
   GALLAHAN, DeSTEFANO, SLATER, SMITH -- read once and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to establishing the
   "dismantling student antisemitism act"
 
   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 "dismantling student antisemitism act" or "DSA act".
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  6436-a  to
 read as follows:
   §  6436-A. DISMANTLING STUDENT ANTISEMITISM ACT. 1. THE CHANCELLORS OF
 THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND STATE UNIVERSITY OF  NEW  YORK,  AND
 ALL PRESIDENTS OF ACCREDITED HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, SHALL:
   (A)  AMEND  CURRENT  POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WHICH REQUIRE ALL COLLEGE
 AND UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS, FACULTY, STAFF  AND  STUDENTS  TO  ATTEND
 SENSITIVITY TRAINING SEMINARS, TO INCLUDE TRAINING PERTAINING TO ANTISE-
 MITISM;
   (B)  ESTABLISH,  AND IMPLEMENT ON AN ONGOING BASIS, A TRAINING PROGRAM
 FOR ALL CURRENT AND NEW EMPLOYEES REGARDING THE POLICIES AND  PROCEDURES
 ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION;
   (C)  CONSULT  WITH  AN  EXPERT IN THE AREAS OF ANTISEMITISM AWARENESS,
 PREVENTION, AND JEWISH HISTORY AND CULTURE TO  CONDUCT  THE  SENSITIVITY
 TRAINING DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION;
   (D)  PROVIDE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO SUCH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO
 THE DEPARTMENT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (E) MAKE SUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC,  INCLUDING  ALUMNI,
 REGARDING WHO TO CONTACT WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS POLICY AND HOW TO
 REPORT VIOLATIONS OF THIS POLICY;
   (F)  ENSURE  THAT APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION IS MADE INTO COMPLAINTS OF
 HATE AND DISCRIMINATION RELATED TO ANTISEMITISM AND THAT  DISCIPLINE  IS
 IMPOSED  FOR SUCH BEHAVIOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH EACH ENTITY'S POLICIES AND
 PROCESSES; AND
   (G) MAINTAIN  RECORDS  TO  ENSURE  COMPLIANCE  WITH  ANNUAL  TRAINING,
 REPORTING, AND ALTERNATIVE SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS.
   2.  THE  CHANCELLORS  OF  THE  CITY  UNIVERSITY  OF NEW YORK AND STATE
 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, AND ALL PRESIDENTS OF ACCREDITED  HIGHER  EDUCA-
 TION  INSTITUTIONS  SHALL ADOPT AND PUBLISH A UNIFORM HATE AND DISCRIMI-
 NATION POLICY STATEMENT RELATED TO ANTISEMITISM. EACH  SUCH  INSTITUTION
 SHALL PUBLISH SUCH POLICY STATEMENT ON ITS WEBSITE.
   3.  (A)  THE  CHANCELLORS OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND STATE
 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, AND ALL PRESIDENTS OF ACCREDITED  HIGHER  EDUCA-
 TION  INSTITUTIONS  SHALL  RECORD  INCIDENTS  OF HATE AND DISCRIMINATION
 RELATED TO ANTISEMITISM ON ALL CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR AND
 SUBMIT AN AGGREGATED REPORT OF THESE INCIDENTS TO THE DEPARTMENT BY JULY
 FIRST OF EACH YEAR. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (I) THE NUMBER OF SUCH INCIDENTS THAT WERE REPORTED;
   (II) THE NUMBER OF REPORTING INDIVIDUALS WHO SOUGHT THE  INSTITUTION'S
 JUDICIAL OR CONDUCT PROCESS;
   (III) THE NUMBER OF CASES PROCESSED THROUGH THE INSTITUTION'S JUDICIAL
 OR CONDUCT PROCESS;
   (IV)  THE NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS WHO WERE FOUND RESPONSIBLE THROUGH THE
 INSTITUTION'S JUDICIAL OR CONDUCT PROCESS;
   (V) THE NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS WHO WERE FOUND NOT  RESPONSIBLE  THROUGH
 THE INSTITUTION'S JUDICIAL OR CONDUCT PROCESS;
   (VI)  A  DESCRIPTION OF THE FINAL SANCTIONS IMPOSED BY THE INSTITUTION
 FOR EACH INCIDENT FOR WHICH A RESPONDENT WAS FOUND  RESPONSIBLE  THROUGH
 THE  INSTITUTION'S  JUDICIAL  OR  CONDUCT  PROCESS,  AS  PROVIDED FOR IN
 SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF THIS PARAGRAPH;
   (VII) THE NUMBER OF CASES IN THE  INSTITUTION'S  JUDICIAL  OR  CONDUCT
 PROCESS  THAT  WERE  CLOSED  PRIOR  TO  A  FINAL DETERMINATION AFTER THE
 RESPONDENT WITHDREW FROM THE INSTITUTION AND DECLINED  TO  COMPLETE  THE
 DISCIPLINARY PROCESS; AND
   (VIII)  THE  NUMBER  OF CASES IN THE INSTITUTION'S JUDICIAL OR CONDUCT
 PROCESS THAT WERE CLOSED PRIOR TO  A  FINAL  DETERMINATION  BECAUSE  THE
 COMPLAINT WAS WITHDRAWN BY THE REPORTING INDIVIDUAL.
   (B) SUCH REPORT SHALL:
   (I) NOT REFLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION, AS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH (A)
 OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  IF,  IN  THE BEST JUDGMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT, IT
 WOULD COMPROMISE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF  REPORTING  INDIVIDUALS  OR  ANY
 OTHER PARTY;
   (II)  BE  DELIVERED  BY  THE DEPARTMENT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY
 PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND  THE  MINORITY
 LEADERS  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  AND  SENATE BY DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST OF EACH
 YEAR; AND
   (III) BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE BY THE DEPARTMENT AND ALL  ACCREDITED
 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS EACH YEAR.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.