ALBANY – A state Senate bill would require New York colleges to compile reports on foreign-born students.
“Trumpism is alive and well in the New York State Senate,” said Senate Democratic spokesman Mike Murphy.
The bill, which is sponsored by Senate Higher Education Committee Chairman Kenneth LaValle (R-Suffolk County) and a number of other Senate Republicans, would for the first time require private and public colleges and universities to compile statistical data regarding the number of foreign students on their campuses and the programs they are enrolled in.
Such information, under the bill, must contain countries of origin, but wouldn’t contain any personal identifying information like the student names.
The state Education Department would then have to issue a report that compiles all the information to the Legislature.
