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- Substituted by A2714
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.91
- Referred to higher education
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Requires college campuses to provide incoming students with information about domestic violence and stalking prevention
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Deborah Glick
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Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring campuses and colleges to provide incoming students with information about domestic violence and stalking prevention
Purpose or general idea of bill
Requires college campuses to provide incoming students with information about domestic violence and stalking prevention.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 6431 of the educational law is amended to include educating the campus community about domestic violence and stalking offenses in addition to sexual assault.
Section 6432 of the educational law is amended so that each college shall inform incoming students about domestic violence and staking measures in addition to sexual assault through programs which may include workshops, seminars, discussion groups and film presentations.
Justification
Studies indicate that at least one in five college students has experienced domestic violence by a current or former dating partner. Experts also estimate that more than one in ten college women have been stalked by a boyfriend or ex-boyfriend. These statistics show that domestic violence and stalking are significant risks to the personal safety of college students. But in addition to threatening students' physical safety, these issues have significant negative impacts on individual student victims' emotional well-being and academic performance. Further, reports have identified domestic violence or stalking as the precipitating factor in many recent incidents of campus violence, highlighting the significant public safety risks these issues pose to campus communities.
Sections 6431 and 6432 of New York Educational Law Article 129-A require New York State institutions of higher education to address sexual assault through the provision of prevention information and through the work of advisory committees on campus security. This legislation would put in place a similar requirement for addressing domestic violence and stalking. The actions required by this legislation will help prevent cases of domestic violence and stalking in the student population, thereby reducing the overall incidence of campus violence and improving the health, well-being, and academic capacity of New York's college students.
Prior legislative history
2008: A.10795 Passed Assembly
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately
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