BILL NUMBER: S25
SPONSOR: TEDISCO
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to barring a person
convicted of a hate crime from attending any state public school of
higher education
 
PURPOSE:
Relates to barring a person convicted of a hate crime under Section
485.05 of the New York State Penal Law from attending any state public
school of high education.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
§ 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6436-a to read
as follows:
§ 6436-a. Hate crime conviction. Any person who is convicted of a crime
under section 485.05 of the penal law (hate crimes) by a cour t of
competent jurisdiction shall be barred from attending any college or
university of the University of the State of New York and the City
University of New York, including each senior college and each community
college. A person who is a current student at the time of such
conviction shall be expelled from the institution he or she is attending
immediately upon conviction. If the conviction is subsequently over-
turned upon appeal, such person shall be reinstated to the institution
he or she was expelled from in the standing he or she had prior to the
conviction.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
There were countless examples of rising incidents of antisemitism on
college campuses in New York State and across the nation following the
October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack on Israel that resulted in the
deaths of over 1,400 people and the taking hostage of 2 40 Israelis,
Americans and others.
To be clear, hate crimes are unacceptable in all forms, and this initi-
ative will codify that our taxpayer-funded State University of New York
(SUNY) or City University of New York (CUNY) schools implement a zero-
tolerance policy and extend a lifetime ban to individuals convicted of a
such a crime under Section 485.05 of the New York State Penal Law.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
11/17/23: S.7761 REFERRED TO RULES
01/03/24: S.7761 REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to school years
commencing on and after July 1, 2024.