Bill Text: NY S07390 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the use of SUNY dormitories for the purposes of providing permanent or temporary housing for migrant populations; requests the board of trustees adopt a policy stating such.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION [S07390 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S07390-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          7390

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 22, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced by Sens. STEC, ASHBY, BORRELLO, GRIFFO, LANZA, MARTINS, MATT-
          ERA,  MURRAY, OBERACKER, O'MARA, ORTT, RHOADS, ROLISON, WEBER, WEIK --
          read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
          the Committee on Higher Education

        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the use of
          SUNY  dormitories for the purposes of providing permanent or temporary
          housing for migrant populations

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 22 to read as follows:
     3    22.  Notwithstanding  any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the
     4  state university trustees shall adopt a policy prohibiting  the  use  of
     5  dormitories  maintained  and  operated by a state-operated campus of the
     6  state university of New York for the purposes of providing permanent  or
     7  temporary housing for migrant populations. Nothing in this section shall
     8  be  construed  to  restrict  an enrolled student or member of a campus's
     9  faculty or staff from accessing housing in  dormitories  maintained  and
    10  operated by a state-operated campus of the state university of New York.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11599-01-3