New York S 4707: Includes bias-related graffiti in hate crimes

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S04707 Summary:

BILL NOS04707B

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SAME ASSAME AS A05887-A

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SPONSORSTAVISKY

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COSPNSRBYNOE, COONEY, GALLIVAN, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, JACKSON, SCARCELLA-SPANTON

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §355, Ed L; amd §1.20, rpld §1.20 sub 34-a ¶(d), CP L; amd §211, R & SS L

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Expands the geographic area of employment of state university police officers; centralizes the state university police by appointing a commissioner of state university police; provides for the hiring of state university police officers.

Go to top S04707 Actions:

BILL NOS04707B

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02/11/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

05/13/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

04/28/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

04/28/2026PRINT NUMBER 4707A

05/13/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

05/13/2026PRINT NUMBER 4707B

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1355

06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

06/04/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/04/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4707--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. STAVISKY, BYNOE, COONEY, GALLIVAN, HARCKHAM,
 HINCHEY, JACKSON, SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with
 Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, the criminal procedure law and the
 retirement and social security law, in relation to the geographic
 area of employment of state university police officers, centralization
 of the state university police, and hiring of state university police
 officers; and to repeal paragraph (d) of subdivision 34-a of section
 1.20 of the criminal procedure law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds and
 2 declares that maintaining a safe environment for individuals studying on
 3 the campuses of the state university of New York is of critical impor-
 4 tance, and that a well trained and well organized campus police force is
 5 vital to ensure that safety. The legislature also finds that the current
 6 structure of the campus police force at the state university is ineffi-
 7 cient, subject to an excessive and unpredictable management salary
 8 structure, and does not ensure an equal level of security and protection
 9 at the many campuses across the state. The intent of this act is to
 10 create a system of police organization at the state university that
 11 borrows the lessons learned by other successful police forces, such as
 12 the New York state police, and creates a unified and clear rank and file
 13 and command structure that empowers individuals with law enforcement
 14 experience to make decisions based on current law enforcement best prac-
 15 tices and in the best interest of public safety. The legislature

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03027-06-6

 S. 4707--B 2

 1 acknowledges the individual character and physical layout of each campus
 2 and finds that it is possible for a central police command to manage
 3 diverse campus needs.
 4 § 2. Paragraph l of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education
 5 law, as amended by chapter 424 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read
 6 as follows:
 7 l. To appoint a commissioner of state university police who shall be a
 8 sworn member of the state university police [officers who shall have the
 9 powers of police officers] and to remove such commissioner of state
 10 university police [officers] at pleasure; provided, however, that any
 11 person appointed [a] as commissioner o