STATE OF NEW YORK
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2105--A
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 15, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Educa-
tion in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to hazing, serving alco-
hol to minors and illegal drug offenses
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 6430 of the education law, as
2 amended by chapter 75 of the laws of 2004, is amended and a new subdivi-
3 sion 7 is added to read as follows:
4 1. The trustees or other governing board of every college chartered by
5 the regents or incorporated by special act of the legislature and which
6 maintains a campus, unless otherwise provided, shall adopt written rules
7 for implementing all policies required pursuant to this article and for
8 the maintenance of public order on college campuses and other college
9 property used for educational purposes and provide a program for the
10 enforcement thereof. Such rules shall prohibit, among other things, any
11 action or situation which recklessly or intentionally endangers the
12 mental or physical health [or involves the forced consumption of liquor
13 or drugs for the purpose of initiation into or affiliation with any
14 organization] of any individual. Such rules shall govern the conduct of
15 students, faculty and other staff as well as visitors and other licen-
16 sees and invitees on such campuses and property. The penalties for
17 violations of such rules shall be clearly set forth therein and shall
18 include provisions for the ejection of a violator from such campus and
19 property, in the case of a student or faculty violator his or her
20 suspension, expulsion, or other appropriate disciplinary action, and in
21 the case of an organization which authorizes such conduct, recision of
22 permission for that organization to operate on campus property. Such
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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