Bill > S03896

This bill requires SUNY and CUNY institutions to enhance their reporting and transparency regarding campus sexual assault. Specifically, each college must prominently display campus crime statistics on their website, including a direct link to the U.S. Department of Education's crime statistics page. Each institution must appoint a designated employee with at least a bachelor's degree in nursing, psychology, or social work to coordinate Title IX compliance and manage a searchable database of sexual assault complaints, investigations, and resolutions. The chancellors of SUNY and CUNY are required to develop standardized, anonymous mid-semester surveys about sexual assault incidents, defining sexual assault according to the state penal law. The bill mandates that these surveys be distributed to students and the database be made accessible online between September and May each year. Additionally, the bill includes a compliance mechanism: institutions that fail to meet these requirements may have their administrative and operational state funds suspended, though student services and faculty salaries cannot be affected. The goal is to improve campus safety reporting, increase transparency, and provide clearer information about sexual assault incidents at public colleges in New York State.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S3896