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- Substituted by A2089B
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.436
- Print number 2753b
- Amend and recommit to higher education
- Referred to higher education
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to higher education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
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- Ordered to third reading cal.1431
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 2753a
- Amend and recommit to higher education
- Referred to higher education
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Relates to the investigation of crimes and crime reporting on college and university campuses
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Edward Braunstein
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S2753B
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill would amend the education law, in relation to accurate reporting of crimes on college and university campuses.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Amends the subdivision heading and paragraph a of subdivision 17 of section 355 of the education law, to read "Investigation of crimes and crime reporting." Section 355-17(a) adds a requirement that each state university institution shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency as soon as practicable but in no case more than twenty-four hours after report of a violent felony or student who resides in housing owned or operated by such institution is missing; provided that such reporting requirement shall take into consideration applicable federal law, including, but not limited to, the federal Campus Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights under Title 20 U.S. Code Section 1092(f) which gives the victim of a sexual offense the right on whether or not to report such offense to local law enforcement agencies.
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Section 2. Amends paragraph a of subdivision 15 of section 6206 of the education law by adding a requirement that each city university institution shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency as soon as practicable but in no case more than twenty-four hours after report of a violent felony or student who resides in housing owned or operated by such institution is missing; provided that such reporting requirement shall take into consideration applicable federal law, including, but not limited to, the federal Campus Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights under Title 20 U.S. Code Section 1092(f) which gives the victim of a sexual offense the right on whether or not to report such offense to local law enforcement agencies.
Section 3. Amends paragraph a of subdivision 8-a of section 6306 of the education law by adding a requirement that each community college shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency as soon as practicable but in no case more than twenty-four hours after report of a violent felony or student who resides in housing owned or operated by such institution is missing; provided that such reporting requirement shall take into consideration applicable federal law, including, but not limited to, the federal Campus Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights under Title 20 U.S. Code Section 1092(f) which gives the victim of a sexual offense the right on whether or not to report such offense to local law enforcement agencies.
Section 4. Amends the section heading of subdivision 1 of section 6434 of the education law to read "Investigation of crimes and crime reporting." This section also adds a requirement that each college shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency as soon as practicable but in no case more than twenty-four hours after report of a violent felony or student who resides in housing owned or operated by such institution is missing; provided that such reporting requirement shall take into consideration applicable federal law, including, but not limited to, the federal Campus Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights under Title 20 U.S. Code Section 1092(f) which
gives the victim of a sexual offense the right on whether or not to report such offense to local law enforcement agencies.
Section 5. Contains the effective date.
Justification
The Campus Safety Act of 1999 was passed due in large part to the efforts of Doug and Mary Lyall, whose daughter, Suzanne Lyall, has been missing since disappearing from the University at Albany on March 2, 1998.
The Campus Safety Act required colleges and universities to adopt and implement plans for the notification to local law enforcement of any violent felony offense or missing person occurring at or on the grounds of each such institution. The Campus Safety Act mandates that plans be created, and not that colleges and universities must report violent felonies and missing persons to local law enforcement. This legislation would strengthen the Campus Safety Act by clearly delineating that all violent felonies and missing persons would have to be reported to local law enforcement no more than 24 hours after it is reported to the college or university. This legislation does not conflict with the federal Campus Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights, which gives the victim of a sexual offense the right on whether or not to report such offense to local law enforcement agencies.
Research by the United States Department of Justice and The White House Council on Women and Girls indicates that 1 in 5 college females are the victims of actual or attempted sexual assault, and only 12% of student victims report the assault to law enforcement. These tragic statistics remind us that more work needs to be done to reduce violence on our campuses and to ensure that crimes are properly reported to local law enforcement.
Prior legislative history
2011-2012: A.7476-A/S.5369-A - referred to higher education 2013: S2753-A passed Senate / A2089-A -third reading
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
Immediately.
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