New York Assembly Bill 7549: Enacts the "degree integrity and accountability act"; provides for mandatory degree revocation if convicted of: a violent felony offense; a terrorism offense; engaged in acts that constitute material support for terrorist organizations, including advocacy, incitement, or financial aid; participated in or led organized efforts to disrupt educational institutions through unlawful occupation, destruction of property, or threats of violence; or found guilty of severe misconduct by a university disciplinary board, including academic fraud, falsification of credentials pursuant or any act that would have prevented graduation had it been known at the time; establishes the degree revocation registry for creating an online database listing students whose degrees have been revoked for employers, academic institutions and government agencies.

New York · 2025-2026 session

What it does

Enacts the "degree integrity and accountability act"; provides for mandatory degree revocation if convicted of: a violent felony offense; a terrorism offense; engaged in acts that constitute material support for terrorist organizations, including advocacy, incitement, or financial aid; participated in or led organized efforts to disrupt educational institutions through unlawful occupation, destruction of property, or threats of violence; or found guilty of severe misconduct by a university disciplinary board, including academic fraud, falsification of credentials pursuant or any act that would have prevented graduation had it been known at the time; establishes the degree revocation registry for creating an online database listing students whose degrees have been revoked for employers, academic institutions and government agencies.

Latest action

referred to higher education (2026-01-07)

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