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Assembly Bill A4129

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices by government agencies relating to persons with attention deficit disorders

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2015-A4129 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง296-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7998
2013-2014: A4828
2017-2018: A3087
2019-2020: A3880

2015-A4129 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices by government agencies relating to persons with attention deficit disorders.

2015-A4129 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4129

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to unlawful discriminato-
  ry practices by government agencies relating to persons with attention
  deficit disorders

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 296-d
to read as follows:
  S 296-D. UNLAWFUL  DISCRIMINATORY  PRACTICES  BY  GOVERNMENT  AGENCIES
RELATING  TO  PERSONS  WITH  ATTENTION  DEFICIT  DISORDERS.  1.  FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A) "GOVERNMENT AGENCY" SHALL MEAN ANY  DEPARTMENT,  DIVISION,  BOARD,
BUREAU,  COMMISSION, OFFICE, AGENCY, CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, AUTHORITY OR
PUBLIC CORPORATION OF THE STATE OR  A  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN  OR  VILLAGE
GOVERNMENT  OR  ANY  OTHER INSTRUMENTALITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR PUBLIC
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.
  (B) "ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS" SHALL  MEAN  AND  INCLUDE  ATTENTION
DEFICIT DISORDER AND ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER.
  2.  IT  SHALL  BE AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE FOR A GOVERNMENT
AGENCY EMPLOYER TO DENY EMPLOYMENT TO A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE  SOLELY  ON
THE  BASIS  THAT SUCH PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN DIAGNOSED
AS HAVING AN ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER AND HAS BEEN  TREATED  FOR  SUCH
DISORDER  WITH  PSYCHO-STIMULANTS,  SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBI-
TORS, ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND/OR OTHER DRUGS PRESCRIBED FOR SUCH  DISORDERS,
PROVIDED  THAT SUCH PERSON HAS NOT TAKEN SUCH MEDICATION FOR A PERIOD OF
ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE START DATE OF SUCH EMPLOYMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07994-01-5

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