STATE OF NEW YORK
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5195
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 11, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT, WILLIAMS, HYNDMAN,
M. MILLER, BYRNE, WEPRIN, GOTTFRIED, DICKENS, SIMON, GALEF, BARRON,
LAVINE, J. RIVERA, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, SEAWRIGHT -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to sexual harassment
training for certain colleges or universities in New York 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 article 129-C
2 to read as follows:
3 ARTICLE 129-C
4 SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING
5 Section 6450. Sexual harassment training.
6 § 6450. Sexual harassment training. 1. For purposes of this section,
7 "institution" shall mean any college or university chartered by the
8 regents or incorporated by special act of the legislature that maintains
9 a campus in New York.
10 2. Every institution shall require all employees who are likely to
11 interact or come into contact with students to undergo a training
12 program in sexual harassment. Such training program shall be approved by
13 the department. The training program may be developed by a federal,
14 state, or non-profit organization, and may be incorporated as part of
15 the institution's existing training programs or may be provided by
16 organizations or providers identified by the department.
17 3. The department shall make available no more than six months after
18 the effective date of this section a list of approved sexual harassment
19 training programs for use by institutions.
20 4. Training shall take place on the premises of the institution and
21 shall be considered compensable time.
22 5. Every institution shall maintain records indicating that each
23 employee required to undergo an approved sexual harassment training
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 program pursuant to this section has completed such training. Such
2 records shall be kept on file by the institution for the period during
3 which the employee is employed by the institution and for one year after
4 such employment ends.
5 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
6 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
7 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
8 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
9 completed by the commissioner of education on or before such effective
10 date.
