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NY S04669
Bill
Status
2/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Leroy Comrie
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AI Summary
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Amends New York's executive law to expand protections against discrimination and harassment at educational institutions based on race, color, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, sex, age, marital status, or domestic violence victim status
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Establishes that harassment constitutes unlawful discrimination when it subjects individuals to inferior terms, conditions, or privileges of services, eliminating the previous requirement that harassment be "severe or pervasive"
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Holds educational institutions liable for permitting harassment if they fail to act with reasonable care to prevent harassment or fail to promptly curtail and remedy incidents
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Requires colleges and universities to promulgate anti-harassment rules, establish reporting mechanisms, create investigation and adjudication procedures, provide sufficient penalties, and clearly communicate these policies to students, applicants, faculty, and staff
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Mandates that colleges and universities take reasonable measures to prevent non-affiliated individuals who engage in harassment from being present on campus, at facilities, or at events
Legislative Description
Enacts the "assuring college campus and educational safety and support (ACCESS) act" relating to harassment of students and applicants at educational institutions; describes the circumstances under which harassment at educational institutions is an unlawful discriminatory practice; describes the circumstances under which an educational institution is deemed to have permitted harassment; describes additional circumstances under which a college or university is deemed to have permitted harassment.
Last Action
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
1/7/2026