A 3869: Prohibits the use of SUNY dormitories for the purposes of providing permanent or temporary housing for migrant populations; requests the board of trustees adopt a policy stating such.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3869 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the use of SUNY dormitories for the purposes of providing permanent or temporary housing for migrant populations The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 22 to read as follows: 3 22. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the 4 state university trustees shall adopt a policy prohibiting the use of 5 dormitories maintained and operated by a state-operated campus of the 6 state university of New York for the purposes of providing permanent or 7 temporary housing for migrant populations. Nothing in this section shall 8 be construed to restrict an enrolled student or member of a campus's 9 faculty or staff from accessing housing in dormitories maintained and 10 operated by a state-operated campus of the state university of New York. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08220-01-5