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Jan 03, 2018 | referred to governmental operations |
Jun 09, 2017 | amend and recommit to rules 6500a |
Jun 06, 2017 | reported referred to rules |
Mar 07, 2017 | referred to governmental operations |
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Inez E. Dickens
Walter T. Mosley
Ellen C. Jaffee
Felix Ortiz
A6500 - Details
A6500 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6500 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 7, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the civil rights law and the education law, in relation to single occupancy bathroom facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 79-o to read as follows: § 79-O. GENDER NEUTRAL SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES. 1. ALL SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES IN PUBLIC PLACES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE LOCATED IN RESTAURANTS, BARS, MERCANTILE ESTABLISH- MENTS, FACTORIES OR STATE-OWNED OR OPERATED BUILDINGS, SHALL BE DESIG- NATED AS GENDER NEUTRAL FOR USE BY NO MORE THAN ONE OCCUPANT AT A TIME OR FOR FAMILY OR ASSISTED USE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "STATE- OWNED OR OPERATED BUILDINGS" SHALL MEAN ANY STATE-OWNED PROPERTY USED FOR OFFICIAL OFFICE BUILDING SPACE, AND SHALL INCLUDE ANY OFFICE SPACE, NOT OWNED BY THE STATE, BUT WHOSE PRIMARY USE IS FOR OFFICIAL STATE BUSINESS. 2. SUCH GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOM FACILITIES SHALL BE CLEARLY DESIGNATED BY THE POSTING OF SUCH ON OR NEAR EACH FACILITY. § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 409-m to read as follows: § 409-M. GENDER NEUTRAL SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE PRINCI- PAL OR OTHER PERSON IN CHARGE OF EVERY NONPUBLIC ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL WITHIN THE STATE SHALL AUTHORIZE THE PROMULGATION OF RULES OR POLICIES REQUIRING THAT ALL SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES ARE DESIGNATED AS GENDER NEUTRAL FOR USE BY NO MORE THAN ONE OCCUPANT AT A TIME OR FOR FAMILY OR ASSISTED USE. SUCH GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOM FACILI- TIES SHALL BE CLEARLY DESIGNATED BY THE POSTING OF SUCH ON OR NEAR EACH FACILITY. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
Inez E. Dickens
Walter T. Mosley
Ellen C. Jaffee
Felix Ortiz
A6500A (ACTIVE) - Details
A6500A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6500--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 7, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL, DICKENS, MOSLEY, JAFFEE, ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the civil rights law and the education law, in relation to single occupancy bathroom facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 79-o to read as follows: § 79-O. GENDER NEUTRAL SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES. 1. ALL SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES LOCATED IN PUBLIC PLACES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE LOCATED IN RESTAURANTS, BARS, MERCANTILE ESTAB- LISHMENTS, FACTORIES OR STATE-OWNED OR OPERATED BUILDINGS, SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS GENDER NEUTRAL FOR USE BY NO MORE THAN ONE OCCUPANT AT A TIME OR FOR FAMILY OR ASSISTED USE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "STATE-OWNED OR OPERATED BUILDINGS" SHALL MEAN ANY STATE-OWNED PROPERTY USED FOR OFFICIAL STATE BUSINESS AND SHALL INCLUDE ANY BUILDING OR OFFICE SPACE, NOT OWNED BY THE STATE, BUT WHICH PRIMARY USE IS FOR OFFI- CIAL STATE BUSINESS. 2. SUCH GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOM FACILITIES SHALL BE CLEARLY DESIGNATED BY THE POSTING OF SUCH ON OR NEAR EACH FACILITY. § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 409-m to read as follows: § 409-M. GENDER NEUTRAL SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR, IN THE CASE OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, THE CHANCELLOR, AND EVERY BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, CHARTER SCHOOL AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOL WITHIN THE STATE SHALL DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REQUIRING THAT ALL SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES ARE DESIGNATED AS GENDER EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.