Requires each institution of higher education to make publicly available its policy on notifying the parent, guardian, or emergency contact of a student under twenty-one of certain controlled substance and alcohol violations, including rule infractions, and controlled substance or alcohol related hospitalizations or overdoses; requires such colleges and institutions to conduct regular training on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4872--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 6, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. McMAHON, McDONOUGH, SIMON -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring each insti-
tution of higher education to make publicly available its policy on
notifying the parent, guardian, or emergency contact of a student
under twenty-one years old of certain controlled substance or alcohol
violations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
2 "Beau's law".
3 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6438-d to
4 read as follows:
5 § 6438-d. Notification of alcohol or controlled substance violations.
6 1. Every institution of higher education shall make publicly accessible
7 its policy on notifying a parent, guardian, or emergency contact of a
8 violation by a student under the age of twenty-one for the use or
9 possession of alcohol or a controlled substance. Such violations may
10 include but shall not be limited to, rule infractions, violations of
11 federal, state, or local law, or controlled substance or alcohol related
12 hospitalizations or overdoses.
13 2. All institutions of higher education shall conduct regular training
14 on the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20
15 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) related to health and safety emergencies
16 and its impact on such institutions' response to student alcohol or
17 controlled substance related hospitalizations or overdoses. These train-
18 ings shall be conducted for relevant administration and staff as identi-
19 fied by the institution. Such institutions may set the time intervals
20 and parameters for such trainings.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
2 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
3 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
4 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
5 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
