Committee on Higher Education

Thursday, December 18, 2025 · 10:15 AM AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1

TL;DR

The Committee on Higher Education held a hearing on and approved a resolution calling for the New York State College Safety Act. This proposed legislation would require SUNY and CUNY campuses to allow students and faculty with autoimmune and immunocompromised conditions to take classes remotely when their conditions flare up or temporarily impact their ability to attend in person.

Key Decisions

  • New York State College Safety Act Resolution Passed
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Agenda

  1. Res 0500-2024 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to introduce and pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation entitled The New York State College Safety Act to require that all campuses of The State University of New York and The City University of New York permit autoimmune and immunocompromised students and faculty to learn and teach via remote instruction in as many courses as feasible whenever students or faculty are dealing with an unpredictable or temporarily debilitating impact of their condition.
    Resolution
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Resolution was Hearing Held by Committee

  2. Roll Call
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  4. Res 0500-2024 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to introduce and pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation entitled The New York State College Safety Act to require that all campuses of The State University of New York and The City University of New York permit autoimmune and immunocompromised students and faculty to learn and teach via remote instruction in as many courses as feasible whenever students or faculty are dealing with an unpredictable or temporarily debilitating impact of their condition.
    Resolution
    Action: Approved by Committee Passed

    This Resolution was Approved by Committee