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Assembly Bill A4243

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Exempts Wantagh school district from regulations regarding the use of indigenous mascots

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2025-A4243 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S717
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10304, S9022

2025-A4243 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts Wantagh union free school district from laws, rules, or regulations regarding the use of indigenous names, mascots, and logos.

2025-A4243 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4243
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  McDONOUGH  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT exempting the Wantagh union free school district  from  any  law,
   rule,  or regulation relating to the use of indigenous names, mascots,
   and logos
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contra-
 ry  the Wantagh union free school district shall be exempt from any law,
 rule, or regulation relating to the use of  indigenous  names,  mascots,
 and  logos,  including but not limited to part 123 of title 8 of the New
 York codes, rules and regulations.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02634-01-5

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