Bill Text: NY A01829 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 1829

Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to education [A01829 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A01829-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          1829

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 23, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred 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:

     1    Section 1. Section 10 of the education law, as added by chapter 482 of
     2  the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 10. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that students' ability
     4  to  learn and to meet high academic standards, and a school's ability to
     5  educate its students, are compromised by incidents of discrimination  or
     6  harassment  including  bullying,  taunting or intimidation. It is hereby
     7  declared to be the policy of the state to afford all students [in public
     8  schools] an environment  free  of  discrimination  and  harassment.  The
     9  purpose of this article is to foster civility in [public] schools and to
    10  prevent  and  prohibit  conduct  which  is  inconsistent with a school's
    11  educational mission.
    12    § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 11 of the education  law,  as  added  by
    13  chapter 482 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
    14    1.  "School property" shall mean in or within any building, structure,
    15  athletic playing field, playground, parking lot, or land contained with-
    16  in the real property boundary  line  of  [a  public]  an  elementary  or
    17  secondary  school;  or  in or on a school bus, as defined in section one
    18  hundred forty-two of the vehicle and traffic law.
    19    § 3. Section 17 of the education law, as added by chapter 482  of  the
    20  laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
    21    § 17. Application. Nothing in this article shall[:
    22    1.  Apply  to  private, religious or denominational educational insti-
    23  tutions; or

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03000-01-3

        A. 1829                             2

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