Bill Text: NY A04848 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4848 (Prior Session Legislation)

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) 2016-01-06 - referred to higher education [A04848 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A04848-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4848
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 9, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
         of A. ROBINSON -- 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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