Bill Text: NY S04684 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the definition of "educational institution"; adds a new subdivision defining "educational institution" and prohibits specified discriminatory practices by such institutions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S04684 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S04684-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4684 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 20, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the definition of the term "educational institution" and unlawful discriminatory practices for educational institutions The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 292 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 36 to read as follows: 3 36. The term "educational institution" shall mean: 4 (a) any school, as defined in subdivision e of section two-d of the 5 education law; 6 (b) any other educational agency, as defined in subdivision c of 7 section two-d of the education law; 8 (c) any public college or university; or 9 (d) any education corporation or association which holds itself out to 10 the public to be non-sectarian and exempt from taxation pursuant to the 11 provisions of article four of the real property tax law. 12 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 296 of the executive law, as amended by 13 chapter 8 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: 14 4. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for an [education15corporation or association which holds itself out to the public to be16non-sectarian and exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of17article four of the real property tax law] educational institution to 18 deny the use of its facilities to any person otherwise qualified, or to 19 permit the harassment of any student or applicant, by reason of his 20 race, color, religion, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, 21 gender identity or expression, military status, sex, age or marital 22 status, except that any such institution which establishes or maintains 23 a policy of educating persons of one sex exclusively may admit students 24 of only one sex. 25 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10514-01-9