New York A 3487: Relates to immigration status of registered students

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A03487 Summary:

BILL NOA03487 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORGonzalez-Rojas

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COSPNSRTaylor, Raga, Gallagher, Simon, Davila, Lunsford

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§355-f & 6206-a, Ed L

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Mandates that no employee or officer of the university shall determine the specific details of a student's immigration status except when required by federal law, pursuant to a court order or as required in connection with tuition or financial aid eligibility.

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BILL NOA03487 

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01/28/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3487

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 28, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to immigration status of
 registered students

 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 section 355-f
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 355-f. Immigration status of registered students. 1. Notwithstand-
 4 ing any provision of law to the contrary, no employee or officer of the
 5 university shall determine the specific details of a student's immi-
 6 gration status except when required by federal law, pursuant to a court
 7 order or as required in connection with tuition or financial aid eligi-
 8 bility.
 9 2. The board of trustees shall promulgate standards for all colleges
 10 and universities within the system to ensure that a student shall not be
 11 asked any questions on immigration status other than any required deter-
 12 mination as required by subdivision one of this section that the student
 13 is an immigrant. In no case shall a student be required to provide any
 14 information on a student's lawful immigration status, status as a refu-
 15 gee, or status as an immigrant from any specific nation.
 16 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6206-a to
 17 read as follows:
 18 § 6206-a. Immigration status of registered students. 1. Notwithstand-
 19 ing any provision of law to the contrary, no employee or officer of the
 20 university shall determine the specific details of a student's immi-
 21 gration status except when required by federal law, pursuant to a court
 22 order or as required in connection with tuition or financial aid eligi-
 23 bility.
 24 2. The board of regents shall promulgate standards for all colleges
 25 and universities within the system to ensure that a student shall not be

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07890-01-5

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 1 asked any questions on immigration status other than any required deter-
 2 mination as required by subdivision one of this section that the student
 3 is an immigrant. In no case shall a student be required to provide any
 4 information on a student's lawful immigration status, status as a refu-
 5 gee, or status as an immigrant from any specific nation.
 6 § 3. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part
 7 of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to
 8 be invalid and after exhaustion of all further judicial review the judg-
 9 ment shall not be deemed to affect, impair or invalidate the remainder
 10 thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence,
 11 paragraph, section or part of this act directly involved in the contro-
 12 versy in which the judgement shall have been rendered.
 13 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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