Bill Text: NY A04813 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits state funding of any degree-granting institution of higher education if such institution permits terrorist organizations or activities in support of such organizations on campus; prohibits any student group or organization of receiving funding from the degree-granting institution if such group or organization directly or indirectly promotes, encourages, advocates, or engages in any terrorist advocacy or activities on campus.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-06 - referred to higher education [A04813 Detail]

Download: New_York-2025-A04813-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          4813

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 6, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  E. BROWN,  BLUMENCRANZ,  NOVAKHOV, ANGELINO,
          LEMONDES, MIKULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher
          Education

        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting funding of
          any degree-granting institution of higher education if  such  institu-
          tion permits certain organizations on campus

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

     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  239-c
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  239-c.  Prohibition  of  funding  to  certain  institutions.  1. No
     4  degree-granting institution of higher education in this state  shall  be
     5  granted  any  form of financial aid, or appropriated any monies from the
     6  state, if such institution directly or indirectly, permits organizations
     7  or activities in support of such organizations, designated as  terrorist
     8  organizations pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1189 on such institution's campus.
     9    2.  The  commissioner  shall  promulgate  rules  and  regulations that
    10  provides that any student group or student organization that directly or
    11  indirectly promotes, encourages, advocates or engages in any activity in
    12  support of a terrorist organization as  defined  by  8  U.S.C.  §  1189,
    13  receiving  funding  from,  and  that  directly  or  indirectly promotes,
    14  encourages, advocates, or permits any terrorist advocacy  or  activities
    15  on  campus,  shall  be  ineligible  for  funding, including funding from
    16  student activity fee proceeds and shall be banned from the use of campus
    17  facilities or property.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to  school
    19  years commencing on and after July 1, 2025.


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