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A04809 Summary:

BILL NOA04809 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrown E

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COSPNSRHawley, Novakhov, Morinello, Smullen, Chang, McDonough, Palmesano, Angelino, Tague

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§665 & 693, Ed L

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Relates to punitive measures and the collection of student loans and suspension and revocation of tuition assistance awards for individuals found guilty of anti-Semitism.

Go to top A04809 Actions:

BILL NOA04809 

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02/06/2025referred to higher education

05/20/2025held for consideration in higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

Go to topA04809 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HIGHER EDUCATION Chair:Hyndman 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:15/8 Action: Held for Consideration HyndmanAyeSmullenNay

LupardoAyeSmithNay

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickNay

SimonAyeReillyNay

McDonaldAyeMillerNay

Bichotte HermelAyeGrayNay

McMahonAyePirozzoloNay

ButtenschonAyeSempolinskiNay

ClarkAye

ForrestAye

Chandler-WatermAye

SeawrightAye

EachusAye

SayeghExcused

ReyesExcused

GriffinAye

KellesAye

O'PharrowExcused

Go to topA04809 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA04809 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4809

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to punitive measures and
 the collection of student loans for individuals found guilty of anti-
 Semitism

 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 the "anti-Semitism accountability and student loan repayment act".
 3 § 2. Section 665 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 4 subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
 5 6-a. Students found guilty of anti-Semitism. a. If the recipient of an
 6 award is found guilty of anti-Semitism by any administrative tribunal or
 7 court of competent jurisdiction, including in disciplinary proceedings
 8 brought by a higher education institution, the president shall suspend
 9 further payments under the award until and unless the student shall
 10 repay in full all existing student loans or other student financial aid
 11 awarded pursuant to this article, and the president may revoke the award
 12 if the recipient does not repay all existing student loans or other
 13 student financial aid awarded pursuant to this article within a reason-
 14 able time to be set by the commissioner.
 15 b. The repayment required pursuant to paragraph a of this subdivision
 16 shall not be deferred until after such recipient has completed the
 17 program for which any such loan or award is made.
 18 c. For the purposes of this subdivision, "anti-Semitism" shall mean:
 19 (i) a violation of any state law, rule, or regulation or of title VI
 20 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) on the basis
 21 of race, color, or national origin, based on an individual's actual or
 22 perceived shared Jewish ancestry or Jewish ethnic characteristics; or
 23 (ii) a practice that is defined as anti-Semitism as such term is
 24 defined under the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on May

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07325-01-5

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 1 twenty-sixth, two thousand sixteen, including contemporary examples of
 2 anti-Semitism.
 3 d. The president shall report all suspensions or revocations of loans
 4 or awards pursuant to this subdivision to the department on an annual
 5 basis.
 6 § 3. Subdivision 7 of section 693 of the education law is amended by
 7 adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
 8 (a-1) (i) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
 9 corporation shall be entitled to garnish the disposable pay of an indi-
 10 vidual to collect the amount owed by the individual, if such individual
 11 is found guilty of anti-Semitism by any administrative tribunal or court
 12 of competent jurisdiction, including in disciplinary proceedings brought
 13 by a higher education institution, provided that:
 14 (A) The amou