S04559 Summary:
| BILL NO | S04559 |
| SAME AS | SAME AS A05448 |
| SPONSOR | STAVISKY |
| COSPNSR | HOYLMAN-SIGAL |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Add §6436-a, Ed L | |
| 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. | |
S04559 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4559 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 7, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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