Requires the appointment of a Title VI coordinator at every college and university in the state to ensure compliance with Title VI of the federal civil rights act of 1964.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5448
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 14, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the appoint-
ment of a Title VI coordinator at every college and university in the
state
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 6436-a
2 to read as follows:
3 § 6436-a. Title VI coordinator. 1. Within ninety days of the effective
4 date of this section, the trustees or other governing board of every
5 college or university chartered by the regents or incorporated by
6 special act of the legislature and which maintains a campus in the state
7 shall designate a Title VI coordinator to ensure compliance with Title
8 VI of the federal civil rights act of 1964.
9 2. A Title VI coordinator shall:
10 (a) have expertise in and oversee compliance with Title VI law and
11 regulations;
12 (b) promote equal access to and participation in the programs and
13 activities of the college or university;
14 (c) provide training and educational resources regarding Title VI law
15 and regulations;
16 (d) document and investigate complaints;
17 (e) maintain records and reports; and
18 (f) perform any other relevant duties established by the college or
19 university.
20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
21 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
22 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
23 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
24 completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02163-02-5
