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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Jun 17, 2011 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5823
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S5823 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8094
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§292 & 296, Exec L
2011-S5823 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5823 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to clarifying the scope of the application of subdivision 4 of section 296 to educational institutions PURPOSE OF BILL: The purpose of the bill is to clarify that the anti-discrimination protections of Article 15 of the Executive Law (Human Rights Law), Section 296.4, cover public as well as private schools. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill would amend Section 292.35 of the Human Rights Law to add a new subdivision 35 to provide a definition of "educational institution." In subsection (a), the definition incorporates language currently in the Law, which states that the paragraph applies to an "education corporation or association which holds itself out to the public to be non-sectarian and exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of article four of the real property tax law." In subsection (b), the terms "any public school,
2011-S5823 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5823 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 17, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SALAND -- (at request of the Division of Human Rights) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to clarifying the scope of the application of subdivision 4 of section 296 to educational institutions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 292 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 35 to read as follows: 35. THE TERM "EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION", WHEN USED IN THIS ARTICLE, SHALL MEAN: (A) ANY EDUCATION CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION WHICH HOLDS ITSELF OUT TO THE PUBLIC TO BE NON-SECTARIAN AND EXEMPT FROM TAXATION PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE FOUR OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW; OR (B) ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL, INCLUDING ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF COOPER- ATIVE EDUCATION SERVICES, PUBLIC COLLEGE, OR PUBLIC UNIVERSITY. S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 296 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: 4. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for an [education corporation or association which holds itself out to the public to be non-sectarian and exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of article four of the real property tax law] EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION to deny the use of its facilities to any person otherwise qualified, or to permit the harassment of any student or applicant, by reason of his race, color, religion, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, age or marital status, except that any such insti- tution which establishes or maintains a policy of educating persons of one sex exclusively may admit students of only one sex. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09756-01-1
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