Senate Bill S25

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to barring a person convicted of a hate crime from attending any state public school of higher education

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education 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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2025-S25 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6436-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7761

2025-S25 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Bars a person who is convicted of a hate crime from attending any SUNY or CUNY institution; provides for the expulsion of a student who is convicted of hate crimes; provides for reinstatement of such student if the conviction is subsequently overturned.

2025-S25 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    25
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  TEDISCO,  GRIFFO,  MATTERA,  OBERACKER,  PALUMBO,
   RHOADS, WEBER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed  to
   be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to barring a person
   convicted of a hate crime from attending any state  public  school  of
   higher education
 
   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 6436-a
 to read as follows:
   § 6436-A. HATE CRIME CONVICTION. ANY PERSON  WHO  IS  CONVICTED  OF  A
 CRIME  UNDER SECTION 485.05 OF THE PENAL LAW (HATE CRIMES) BY A COURT OF
 COMPETENT JURISDICTION SHALL BE BARRED FROM  ATTENDING  ANY  COLLEGE  OR
 UNIVERSITY  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  THE  STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY
 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING EACH SENIOR COLLEGE AND EACH COMMUNITY
 COLLEGE. A PERSON  WHO  IS  A  CURRENT  STUDENT  AT  THE  TIME  OF  SUCH
 CONVICTION  SHALL  BE  EXPELLED  FROM  THE  INSTITUTION IMMEDIATELY UPON
 CONVICTION. IF THE CONVICTION IS SUBSEQUENTLY  OVERTURNED  UPON  APPEAL,
 SUCH  PERSON  SHALL  BE  REINSTATED  TO  THE  INSTITUTION THE PERSON WAS
 EXPELLED FROM IN THE STANDING SUCH PERSON HAD PRIOR TO THE CONVICTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to  school
 years commencing on and after July 1, 2026.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00178-01-5

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