NY S08708 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on July 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-14 - PRINT NUMBER 8708A
Pending: Senate Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Requires school boards of school districts with race-based mascots to, at least once annually, dedicate a portion of a meeting of such school board to the discussion of racial sensitivity.

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Title

Requires school boards of school districts with race-based mascots to, at least once annually, dedicate a portion of a meeting of such school board to the discussion of racial sensitivity.

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-07-14SenatePRINT NUMBER 8708A
2020-07-14SenateAMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO RULES
2020-07-09SenateREFERRED TO RULES

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