Enacts "the combating campus antisemitism act"; prohibits the granting of tuition assistance awards to any student who has knowingly engaged in promoting antisemitism in a manner that is directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action, that constitutes "true threats"; makes related provisions.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8399
SPONSOR: Brown E TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the grant
of tuition assistance awards to any student who has knowingly engaged in
certain antisemitic activities
PURPOSE:
To ensure New York State tuition assistance awards will not be provided
to any college student who has knowingly engaged in certain antisemitic
activities.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. This act shall be known and shall be cited as "the combating
campus antisemitism act".
Section 2: Subdivision 2 of section 666 of the education law, as 2
amended by chapter 947 of the laws of 1990, is amended.
Section 3. Subdivision of section 667 of the education law, as amended
by 22 chapter 622 of the laws of 2008, is amended.
Section 4. Subdivision 1 of section 667-a of the education law, as
amended 10 by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is amended.
Section 5. Subdivision 1 of section 667-c of the education law, as
amended by section 1 of part E of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022 and
paragraph (b) as amended by section 1 of part EE of chapter 56 of the
laws of 2023, is amended.
Section 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
JUSTIFICATION:
The Anti-Defamation League has reported an almost 400 percent rise in
antisemitic incidents since the October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attack.
Several of these incidents have occurred on college campuses in New
York.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
None
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Unknown.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
