# New York A 5448: Requires the appointment of a Title VI coordinator at every college and university in the state New York A 5448, Requires the appointment of a Title VI coordinator at every college and university in the state, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nily Rozic (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-26 (SIGNED CHAP.354) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5448-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New York A 5448 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Requires the appointment of a Title VI coordinator at every college and university in the state - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-14 - Last action: 2025-08-26, SIGNED CHAP.354 - Sponsor: Nily Rozic (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 48 - Subjects: HIGHER EDUCATION, WAYS AND MEANS, RULES - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (203 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New discrimination reporting support at colleges: benefit, low. The law takes effect one year after enactment. Covered colleges must name a Title VI coordinator within 90 days after that date. This covers colleges chartered by New York's Board of Regents or created by special legislative act, with a New York campus. The coordinator serves as the central contact… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nily Rozic (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alex Bores (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amanda Septimo (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Hevesi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Angelo Santabarbara (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Aron Wieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Charles Lavine (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Eachus (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dana Levenberg (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Norber (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David McDonough (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Weprin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Deborah Glick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Edward Braunstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Edward Ra (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Emerita Torres (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Gallagher (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eric Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: George Alvarez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Harvey Epstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jeffrey Dinowitz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jen Lunsford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John T. McDonald III (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John Zaccaro Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jonathan Jacobson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jordan Wright (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Judy Griffin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McMahon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karines Reyes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kwani O'Pharrow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Linda Rosenthal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Beth Walsh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Slater (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Micah Lasher (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Novakhov (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nader Sayegh (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Noah Burroughs (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Patrick J. Carroll (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Phara Souffrant Forrest (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Philip Ramos (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rebecca Seawright (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sam Berger (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sarah Clark (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Scott H. Bendett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Simcha Eichenstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steve Stern (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William Colton (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-05 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 60 | 0 | | | 2025-05-21 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 143 | 1 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-08-26: SIGNED CHAP.354 (House) - 2025-08-26: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House) - 2025-06-05: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate) - 2025-06-05: PASSED SENATE (Senate) - 2025-06-05: 3RD READING CAL.456 (Senate) - 2025-06-05: SUBSTITUTED FOR S4559B (Senate) - 2025-05-21: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (Senate) - 2025-05-21: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House) - 2025-05-21: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2025-05-21: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.220 (House) - 2025-05-21: RULES REPORT CAL.220 (House) - 2025-05-21: REPORTED (House) - 2025-05-20: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House) - 2025-04-10: PRINT NUMBER 5448B (House) - 2025-04-10: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS (House) - 2025-04-02: REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House) - 2025-03-27: PRINT NUMBER 5448A (House) - 2025-03-27: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION (House) - 2025-02-14: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (House) ## Bill text - Amendment B, 2025-04-10: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A5448B) - Amendment A, 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A5448A) - Original, 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A5448) ## Related bills - S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer (signed) - S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors (signed) - A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors (signed) - A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses (signed) - A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness (signed) - A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed) ## Sources - [Amendment B (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A5448B) - [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A5448A) - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A5448) ## Related - [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025) - [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025) - [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025) - [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025) - [A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10343-2025) - [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025) - [New York bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york/bills) - [New York state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5448-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).