Assembly Bill A1945

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits discrimination against volunteers

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  • 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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2013-A1945 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง292 & 296, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6113
2011-2012: A5232
2015-2016: A5668
2017-2018: A4613

2013-A1945 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits any charitable, civic, eleemosynary or other similar organization or association from discriminating against persons who are performing or are seeking to perform volunteer services on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability or marital status.

2013-A1945 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1945

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GALEF,
  PEOPLES-STOKES, RIVERA, WEPRIN, WRIGHT, ZEBROWSKI  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting discrimi-
  nation against persons who perform volunteer services

  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  "VOLUNTEER  SERVICES" MEANS SERVICES PERFORMED WITHOUT
REMUNERATION FOR ANY ORGANIZATION, ASSOCIATION,  SCHOOL,  CIVIC  LEAGUE,
STATE  OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY, FUND, FOUNDATION, INSTITUTION, HOME
OR AGENCY, ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE,  SCIENTIF-
IC,  HEALTH, AESTHETIC, ARTISTIC, RECREATIONAL, PUBLIC SAFETY, LITERARY,
ELEEMOSYNARY OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OR  FOR  THE  PROMOTION  OF  SOCIAL
WELFARE OR THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO PROMOTE THE INFORMED PARTICIPATION
OF CITIZENS IN GOVERNMENT.
  S  2.  Section  296  of  the  executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 22 to read as follows:
  22. IT SHALL BE AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY  PRACTICE  FOR  ANY  PERSON
ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY ORGANIZATION, ASSOCIATION, SCHOOL, CIVIC LEAGUE,
STATE  OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY, FUND, FOUNDATION, INSTITUTION, HOME
OR AGENCY, ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE,  SCIENTIF-
IC,  HEALTH, AESTHETIC, ARTISTIC, RECREATIONAL, PUBLIC SAFETY, LITERARY,
ELEEMOSYNARY OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OR  FOR  THE  PROMOTION  OF  SOCIAL
WELFARE OR THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO PROMOTE THE INFORMED PARTICIPATION
OF  CITIZENS  IN  GOVERNMENT TO DISCRIMINATE IN THE TERMS, CONDITIONS OR
PRIVILEGES OF SUCH ORGANIZATION AGAINST ANY PERSON WHO  PERFORMS  OR  IS
SEEKING  TO  PERFORM  VOLUNTEER  SERVICES THEREFOR ON THE BASIS OF RACE,
CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, AGE, DISABILITY OR MARITAL STATUS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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