New York A 3869: Prohibits the use of SUNY dormitories for the purposes of providing permanent or temporary housing for migrant populations

Status: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 3869

Sponsors: Scott Gray, Andrew Molitor, Anil Beephan Jr., Brian Manktelow, Eric Brown, Jeff Gallahan, Jerett Gandolfo, Jodi Giglio, Joe DeStefano, Keith Brown, Kenneth Blankenbush, Matthew Simpson, Matthew Slater, Michael Novakhov, Philip Palmesano, Stephen Hawley

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A03869 Summary:

BILL NOA03869 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04447

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SPONSORGray

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COSPNSRBeephan, Manktelow, Slater, Blankenbush, Brown E, Gallahan, Gandolfo, Novakhov, Hawley, Giglio,
 DeStefano, Palmesano, Simpson, Brown K, Molitor

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §355, Ed L

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Prohibits the use of SUNY dormitories for the purposes of providing permanent or temporary housing for migrant populations; requests the board of trustees adopt a policy stating such.

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BILL NOA03869 

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01/30/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3869

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the use of
 SUNY dormitories for the purposes of providing permanent or temporary
 housing for migrant populations

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
 3 22. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the
 4 state university trustees shall adopt a policy prohibiting the use of
 5 dormitories maintained and operated by a state-operated campus of the
 6 state university of New York for the purposes of providing permanent or
 7 temporary housing for migrant populations. Nothing in this section shall
 8 be construed to restrict an enrolled student or member of a campus's
 9 faculty or staff from accessing housing in dormitories maintained and
 10 operated by a state-operated campus of the state university of New York.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08220-01-5

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