NY Governor Andrew Cuomo
ALBANY – Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the State University of New York (SUNY) will put in place a comprehensive system-wide uniform set of practices to combat sexual assaults on SUNY campuses.
The Governor attended Thursday’s meeting of the SUNY Board of Trustees, and at his urging the Board passed a resolution to establish a set of policies that will be adopted by every SUNY campus regarding sexual assault prevention and response.
The resolution includes implementing a uniform, system-wide definition of consent that is required between participants before engaging in sexual activity; an immunity policy to protect students coming forward to report sexual assault; a statewide training program for campus police and administrators; a public campaign to increase awareness; and a uniform Sexual Assault Victims’ Bill of Rights.
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