Loading chat...
NY A04726
Bill
Status
2/7/2011
Primary Sponsor
Peter Rivera
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Amends Education Law Section 356 to expand councils of state-operated institutions' duties regarding student housing and safety to explicitly include training for campus security and disciplinary boards on rape, sexual harassment, and gender-motivated offenses
-
Requires development of support services and programs including medical or psychological counseling specifically targeted to assist victims of rape or other gender-motivated offenses
-
Mandates creation and dissemination of information to victims about options available on and off-campus for bringing disciplinary or other legal action
-
Requires implementation of rape education and prevention programs including mandatory orientation for incoming students, regular workshops for current students, faculty and staff, and peer education programs
-
Defines "gender-motivated offense" as conduct that harasses, intimidates or injures a person motivated at least in part by that person's sex, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, regardless of whether it constitutes a crime under state law
Legislative Description
Amends provisions regarding prescriptions for and supervision over student housing and safety by councils of SUNY state-operated institutions: provides that councils shall (in prescribing for and exercising supervision over student housing and safety) explicitly provide for training for campus security and other institutional personnel, including campus disciplinary or judicial boards, that addresses issues of rape, sexual harassment and other gender-motivated offenses; the development of support services and programs, including medical or psychological counseling, specifically targeted to assist victims of rape or other gender-related offenses; the creation, dissemination and provision of assistance and information about options available to such victims regarding the bringing of disciplinary or other legal action; and implementation of rape education and prevention programs; defines gender-motivated offense.
Last Action
enacting clause stricken
9/4/2012