New York A 9366: Provides for procedures and restrictions regarding the discovery and disclosure of immigration status by the state and city universities of New York

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A09366 Summary:

BILL NOA09366 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRomero

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Amd §2, add Art 128 §§6360 - 6360-k, Art 128-A §6365, Art 125-C §§6240 - 6240-k, Art 125-D §6242, Ed L; add
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Provides for procedures and restrictions regarding the discovery and disclosure of immigration status by the state and city universities of New York.

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BILL NOA09366 

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12/19/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9366

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 December 19, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the education law and the executive law, in relation to
 procedures and restrictions regarding the discovery and disclosure of
 immigration status by the state and city universities of New York

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

 1 Section 1. Section 2 of the education law is amended by adding six new
 2 subdivisions 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30 to read as follows:
 3 25. "Immigration authorities" means any officer, employee, or govern-
 4 ment employee who is responsible for enforcement of the federal Immi-
 5 gration and Nationality Act, including any officer or agent of United
 6 States Immigration and Customs Enforcement or United States Customs and
 7 Border Protection.
 8 26. "Immigration enforcement" means the enforcement of any civil
 9 provision of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act or any
 10 provision of law that penalizes a person's presence in, entry into, or
 11 reentry into the United States.
 12 27. "Immigration law" means any civil provision of the federal Immi-
 13 gration and Nationality Act and any provision of law that penalizes a
 14 person's presence in, entry into, or reentry into the United States.
 15 28. "Immigration detainer" means any document, form, or other communi-
 16 cation requesting or directing that a New York State University police
 17 officer or other government entity detain or maintain custody of an
 18 individual, for any period of time, for pickup by or transfer to immi-
 19 gration authorities.
 20 29. "Civil immigration warrant" means any warrant for a violation of
 21 civil immigration law that is not issued by a judge appointed pursuant
 22 to Article III of the United States constitution or a federal magistrate
 23 judge appointed pursuant to 28 USC § 631, and includes any warrant
 24 entered into the national crime information center database.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13377-01-5

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 1 30. "University employee" means any individual employed for hire by
 2 the State University of New York who performs work on a full-time or
 3 part-time basis, any individual employed by the State of New York who
 4 performs work on or involving any State University of New York campus,
 5 or any individual performing work for the State University of New York
 6 under a contract.
 7 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new article 128 to read
 8 as follows:
 9 ARTICLE 128
 10 PROCEDURES FOR NEW YORK STATE UNIVERSITY POLICE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
 11 PERTAINING TO IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT

 12 Section 6360. Duties of New York state university police officers and
 13 employees; immigration.
 14 6360-a. Direction by immigration authorities.
 15 6360-b. Immigration detainer; questioning, investigation or
 16 interrogation prohibited.
 17 6360-c. Inquiry into and collection of information about citi-
 18 zenship or immigration status prohibited.
 19 6360-d. Notification of immigration authorities prohibited.
 20 6360-e. Transfer of custody to immigration authorities.
 21 6360-f. Entry of immigration status into a database.
 22 6360-g. Immigration authorities as interpreters prohibited.
 23 6360-h. Written consent for interview.
 24 6360-i. Receipt of information rega