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New York Gov. Hochul announces "parameters of conceptual" budget deal, two weeks after deadline

SUNY System To Get New Sexual Violence Policy

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas
Published October 2, 2014 at 1:02 PM EDT

New York is implementing new rules to address sexual violence at its state universities. The policy will include a statewide training program for campus police, and the creation of a single, statewide definition of sexual consent for all of the 64 SUNY campuses.

Each campus will also have to ensure students can report sexual violence to campus law enforcement or the local police department.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the changes Thursday at a meeting of the SUNY Board of Trustees in Manhattan. The governor says the new plan is in response to "an epidemic" of sexual violence on college campuses.

Reports issued last month by 29 SUNY campuses say there were 238 cases of sexual violence and 145 cases of verbal sexual harassment during the 2013-14 academic year.

Copyright 2014 The Associated Press.
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Dave Lucas
Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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