Bill Text: NY A03871 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Protects and regulates the posting of signs on college campuses by student organizations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to higher education [A03871 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A03871-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3871
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 28, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to posting signs on
college campus
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 6430 of the education law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
3 7. ANY CLUB OR ORGANIZATION WHICH IS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE
4 STUDENT GOVERNMENT OR ADMINISTRATION OF A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY SHALL
5 NOT BE LIMITED OR RESTRICTED IN ANY MANNER FROM POSTING OF SIGNS ON OR
6 IN ANY BUILDING ON THE CAMPUS OF SUCH COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.
7 A. POSTINGS SHALL BE REMOVED BY THE CUSTODIAL STAFF OF SUCH CAMPUS
8 ONLY AFTER FORTY-EIGHT HOURS AFTER THE DATE OF THE MEETING OR EVENT ON
9 THE POSTING. POSTINGS WITHOUT SUCH DATE SHALL NOT BE REMOVED UNTIL THE
10 END OF THE SEMESTER IN WHICH THEY WERE POSTED. ORGANIZATIONS WHICH POST
11 ON CAMPUS SHALL REMOVE SUCH POSTERS THEMSELVES WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS
12 AFTER THE DATE OF SUCH EVENT OR MEETING IS CONCLUDED.
13 B. ANY RESULTANT DAMAGE TO THE CAMPUS PROPERTY SHALL BE THE RESPONSI-
14 BILITY OF THE CLUB OR ORGANIZATION WHICH POSTED SUCH SIGNS.
15 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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