Senate Bill S9244

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Exempts Massapequa school district from regulations regarding the use of indigenous mascots

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S9244 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education

2023-S9244 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts Massapequa union free school district from laws, rules, or regulations regarding the use of indigenous names, mascots, and logos.

2023-S9244 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9244 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9244
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 7, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEIK  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT exempting the Massapequa union free school district from any law,
   rule, or regulation relating to the use of indigenous names,  mascots,
   and logos
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contra-
 ry the Massapequa union free school district shall be  exempt  from  any
 law,  rule,  or  regulation  relating  to  the  use of indigenous names,
 mascots, and logos, including but not limited to part 123 of title 8  of
 the New York codes, rules and regulations.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15149-01-4



              

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