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Senate Bill S4015

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the application of the dignity for all students act

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2025-S4015 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §17, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6216
2019-2020: S4298
2021-2022: S4391
2023-2024: S5152

2025-S4015 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the dignity for all students act shall apply to private, religious or denominational educational institutions.

2025-S4015 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4015 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4015
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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 the application of 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 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
   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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07563-01-5

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