New York S 6681: Relates to allowing a department of motor vehicles employee to employ an attorney-at-law to defend against certain civil actions

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S06681 Summary:

BILL NOS06681 

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SPONSORCLEARE

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Amd Art 129-B Art Head, §§6439, 6442 - 6447 & 6449, Ed L

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Relates to implementation of sexual harassment prevention and response policies and procedures by colleges and universities.

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BILL NOS06681 

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03/19/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6681

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to implementation of
 sexual harassment prevention and response policies and procedures by
 colleges and universities

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

 1 Section 1. The article heading of article 129-B of the education law,
 2 as added by chapter 76 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 IMPLEMENTATION BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING
 5 VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND STALKING PREVENTION
 6 AND RESPONSE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
 7 § 2. Subdivision 11 of section 6439 of the education law, as added by
 8 chapter 76 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
 9 11. "Domestic violence", "dating violence", "stalking", "sexual
 10 harassment" and "sexual assault" shall be defined by each institution in
 11 its code of conduct in a manner consistent with applicable federal defi-
 12 nitions.
 13 § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 6442 of the education law, as added by
 14 chapter 76 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
 15 1. Every institution shall adopt and implement the following policy as
 16 part of its code of conduct: "The health and safety of every student at
 17 the {Institution} is of utmost importance. {Institution} recognizes that
 18 students who have been drinking and/or using drugs (whether such use is
 19 voluntary or involuntary) at the time that violence, including but not
 20 limited to domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual harass-
 21 ment or sexual assault occurs may be hesitant to report such incidents
 22 due to fear of potential consequences for their own conduct.
 23 {Institution} strongly encourages students to report domestic violence,
 24 dating violence, stalking, sexual harassment or sexual assault to insti-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 1 tution officials. A bystander acting in good faith or a reporting indi-
 2 vidual acting in good faith that discloses any incident of domestic
 3 violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual harassment or sexual assault
 4 to {Institution's} officials or law enforcement will not be subject to
 5 {Institution's} code of conduct action for violations of alcohol and/or
 6 drug use policies occurring at or near the time of the commission of the
 7 domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual harassment or sexu-
 8 al assault."
 9 § 4. Subdivision 2 of section 6443 of the education law, as added by
 10 chapter 76 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
 11 2. Have disclosures of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking,
 12 sexual harassment and sexual assault treated seriously;
 13 § 5. Paragraph f of subdivision 1 and paragraphs b and c of subdivi-
 14 sion 5 of section 6444 of the educational law, as added by chapter 76 of
 15 the laws of 2015, are amended to read as follows:
 16 f. File a report of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating
 17 violence, sexual harassment and/or stalking and the right to consult the
 18 Title IX Coordinator and other appropriate institution representatives
 19 for information and assistance. Reports shall be investigated in accord-
 20 ance with institution policy and a reporting individual's identity shall
 21 remain private at all times if sa