NY State Senate Bill 2017-S6438

Senate Bill S6438

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to including private, religious or denominational educational institutions to the "dignity for all students act"

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

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Jan 03, 2018	referred to education
May 19, 2017	referred to education

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2017-S6438 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§10, 11 & 17, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S3696
2021-2022: S722
2023-2024: S3180

2017-S6438 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to including private, religious or denominational educational institutions in the "dignity for all students act".

2017-S6438 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6438

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the education law, in relation to including private,
religious or denominational educational institutions to the "dignity
for all students act"

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

This bill would protect all elementary, middle school and high school
students in New York from harassment, bullying and discrimination by
extending the Dignity for All Students Act to private schools.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section one of the bill would amend Education Law section 10 by
deleting the phrase in public schools" and the word "public" from the
legislative intent section of the Dignity for All Students Act
("Dignity"). Section 2 of the bill would amend Education Law section
11, subdivision 1, by deleting the word "public" from the definition
of school property. Section 3 of the bill would amend Education Law
section 17 by deleting subdivision 1. Section 4 of the bill is the
effective date.

 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE) :

N/A

 JUSTIFICATION :

Tragedies involving the harassment, bullying and discrimination of
students are not limited to public schools, but the protections of the
Dignity for All Students Act are. Sadly, students at private schools,
including religious schools, can and have been bullied to the point of
such despair that they kill themselves. While such schools may choose
to adopt policies designed to prevent harassment, bullying and
discrimination, they are not required to do so. This bill would apply
Dignity's protections to all students in all schools in New York,
whether public or private.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the state or local governments.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately

2017-S6438 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6438
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 19, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  including  private,
   religious  or  denominational educational institutions to the "dignity
   for all students act"

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 10 of the education law, as added by chapter 482 of
 the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   § 10. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that students' ability
 to  learn and to meet high academic standards, and a school's ability to
 educate its students, are compromised by incidents of discrimination  or
 harassment  including  bullying,  taunting or intimidation. It is hereby
 declared to be the policy of the state to afford all students [in public
 schools] an environment  free  of  discrimination  and  harassment.  The
 purpose of this article is to foster civility in [public] schools and to
 prevent  and  prohibit  conduct  which  is  inconsistent with a school's
 educational mission.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 11 of the education  law,  as  added  by
 chapter 482 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  "School property" shall mean in or within any building, structure,
 athletic playing field, playground, parking lot, or land contained with-
 in the real property boundary  line  of  [a  public]  AN  elementary  or
 secondary  school;  or  in or on a school bus, as defined in section one
 hundred forty-two of the vehicle and traffic law.
   § 3. Section 17 of the education law, as added by chapter 482  of  the
 laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   § 17. Application. Nothing in this article shall[:
   1.  Apply  to  private, religious or denominational educational insti-
 tutions; or

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10952-02-7

 S. 6438                             2

   2. Preclude] PRECLUDE or limit any right or cause of  action  provided
 under any local, state or federal ordinance, law or regulation including
 but  not  limited to any remedies or rights available under the Individ-
 uals With Disabilities Education Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights  Law
 of  1964, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the Americans
 with Disabilities Act of 1990.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Sponsored By

Brad Hoylman-Sigal

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

co-Sponsors

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

Timothy M. Kennedy

Shelley B. Mayer

Jose Peralta

2017-S6438 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S6438 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S6438 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6438 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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