The New York State Senate

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 6500--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 7, 2017
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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.

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NEUTRAL  FOR USE BY NO MORE THAN ONE OCCUPANT AT A TIME OR FOR FAMILY OR
ASSISTED USE. SUCH GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOM FACILITIES SHALL  BE  CLEARLY
DESIGNATED BY THE POSTING OF SUCH ON OR NEAR EACH FACILITY.
  §  3.  Section  355  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 20 to read as follows:
  20. THE STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES SHALL  ADOPT  RULES  REQUIRING  THAT
EACH INSTITUTION OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK ADOPT WRITTEN POLI-
CIES  REQUIRING  THAT ALL PUBLIC SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES BE
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.
  § 4. Section 6206 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 20 to read as follows:
  20. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL ADOPT RULES REQUIRING THAT EACH INSTI-
TUTION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK ADOPT WRITTEN POLICIES REQUIR-
ING  THAT  ALL PUBLIC SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILITIES BE 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 FACILITIES SHALL BE
CLEARLY DESIGNATED BY THE POSTING OF SUCH ON OR NEAR EACH FACILITY.
  §  5.  Section  6306  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 11 to read as follows:
  11. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE SHALL ADOPT  WRIT-
TEN POLICIES REQUIRING THAT ALL PUBLIC SINGLE OCCUPANCY BATHROOM FACILI-
TIES  BE  DESIGNATED AS GENDER NEUTRAL FOR USE BY NO MORE THAN ONE OCCU-
PANT AT A TIME OR FOR  FAMILY  OR  ASSISTED  USE.  SUCH  GENDER  NEUTRAL
BATHROOM  FACILITIES  SHALL BE CLEARLY DESIGNATED BY THE POSTING OF SUCH
ON OR NEAR EACH FACILITY.
  § 6. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.