A 5102: Requires certain colleges and universities vet all information displayed on their websites and marketing materials to ensure the information is accurate and impartial.
What A 5102 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill requires colleges and universities in New York to verify the accuracy and impartiality of the information displayed on their websites and marketing materials. This includes ensuring that the information is accurate and not misleading. The state university and the city university will adopt policies to ensure compliance with this requirement. The policies will take effect on July 1st of the year following the bill's enactment.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to higher education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5102
- What is the current status of A 5102?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 5102 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to higher education".
- Did A 5102 pass?
- Not yet. A 5102 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5102, and where is it now?
- A 5102 was authored by Asm. Keith Brown with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Higher Education. It is filed under EDN, alongside 312 other New York EDN bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to higher education |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | referred to higher education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 12, 2025 · 266 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5102 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring certain colleges and universities vet all information displayed on their websites and marketing materials to ensure the information is accurate and impartial 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. The state university trustees shall adopt a policy requiring that 4 each institution of the state university of New York vet all information 5 displayed on their websites and marketing materials to ensure the infor- 6 mation is accurate and impartial. 7 § 2. Section 6206 of the education law is amended by adding a new 8 subdivision 24 to read as follows: 9 24. The board of trustees shall adopt a policy requiring that each 10 institution of the city university of New York vet all information 11 displayed on their websites and marketing materials to ensure the infor- 12 mation is accurate and impartial. 13 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 14 the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08779-01-5
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