NY A02427

Creates new criminal offense of "personal hazing" with fines up to $5,000 and up to 1 year imprisonment when no serious bodily injury occurs, or up to $15,000 and 10 years imprisonment for "aggravated personal hazing" when serious bodily injury results

Establishes "organizational hazing" offenses for local organizations, national organizations, and post-secondary institutions whose leadership knew of hazing and failed to intervene, with fines up to $15,000

Requires all secondary and post-secondary educational institutions to provide mandatory hazing education programs that students must complete within 30 days of enrollment or face inability to attend classes or participate in organizations

Mandates educational institutions publicly report hazing violations on their websites starting in the 2026-2027 academic year, including organization names, violation dates, investigation findings, and sanctions imposed

Establishes a State Anti-Hazing Fund using collected fines to provide grants to educational institutions for hazing prevention programs, and repeals existing hazing provisions in the penal law