S 5632 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Implements a students' bill of rights for city university of New York institutions

This bill requires all City University of New York (CUNY) colleges and universities to adopt written policies guaranteeing specific student rights. Key provisions include ensuring student representation on conduct boards and policy-making committees, establishing designated free speech spaces, and protecting student journalists' rights to publish without prior restraint (except for libel, obscenity, or imminent disruption). It also mandates that elected student leaders can communicate with the student body via official channels (with limited administrative review) and that student activity fees must be allocated based on student decisions. The law directly affects all CUNY students by formalizing their participation in campus governance and expression rights.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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S5632C S5632D · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to remove SUNY institutions from its scope, now applying only to CUNY. Additionally, the bill was re-introduced with new sponsors and underwent several committee cycles, indicating continued legislative review and potential policy adjustments.
Scope change
The bill's applicability was narrowed from both SUNY and CUNY institutions to exclusively CUNY institutions.
SCOPE

Removed references to the State University of New York (SUNY), limiting the Students' Bill of Rights protections to City University of New York (CUNY) institutions only.

ELIGIBILITY

Updated the list of bill sponsors to include Senator Gonzalez and removed Senator Cleare.

TIMELINE

Added two additional committee discharge and amendment cycles to the legislative history, reflecting ongoing review and revision of the bill.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Amendments
8
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5632D
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5632C
upper
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5632B
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5632A
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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