Bill Text: NY S08436 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits discrimination by educational institutions and requires that information on the school violence hotline shall be posted in schools.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-07-09 - REFERRED TO RULES [S08436 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S08436-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8436
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     July 9, 2010
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       Introduced  by  Sen. DUANE -- (at request of the Governor) -- read twice
         and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
         on Rules
       AN ACT to amend the executive law and the education law, in relation  to
         prohibiting  discrimination  by educational institutions and requiring
         that information on the school violence hotline  shall  be  posted  in
         schools
         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 35 to read as follows:
    3    35. THE TERM "EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION", WHEN  USED  IN  THIS  ARTICLE,
    4  MEANS:
    5    (A) ANY EDUCATION CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION WHICH HOLDS ITSELF OUT TO
    6  THE  PUBLIC TO BE NON-SECTARIAN AND EXEMPT FROM TAXATION PURSUANT TO THE
    7  PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE FOUR OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW; OR
    8    (B) ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL, INCLUDING ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF COOPER-
    9  ATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, PUBLIC COLLEGE, OR PUBLIC UNIVERSITY.
   10    S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 296 of the executive law, as amended  by
   11  chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   12    4.  It  shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for an [education
   13  corporation or association which holds itself out to the  public  to  be
   14  non-sectarian  and  exempt  from  taxation pursuant to the provisions of
   15  article four of the real property tax law]  EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTION  to
   16  deny  the use of its facilities to any person otherwise qualified, or to
   17  permit the harassment of any student or  applicant,  by  reason  of  his
   18  race,  color, religion, disability, national origin, sexual orientation,
   19  military status, sex, age or marital status, except that any such insti-
   20  tution which establishes or maintains a policy of educating  persons  of
   21  one sex exclusively may admit students of only one sex.
   22    S  3.  Section  2801  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
   23  subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   24    4-A. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, CHANCELLOR OR OTHER GOVERNING BODY  SHALL
   25  ENSURE  THAT  EACH SCHOOL HAS POSTED, IN AN AREA THAT IS CONSPICUOUS AND
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD12282-01-0
       S. 8436                             2
    1  ACCESSIBLE TO ALL STUDENTS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS A NOTICE THAT  CONTAINS
    2  THE  E-MAIL ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THE SCHOOL VIOLENCE HOTLINE
    3  MAINTAINED BY THE NEW YORK STATE CENTER FOR SCHOOL SAFETY,  AS  WELL  AS
    4  THE  CIRCUMSTANCES  UNDER  WHICH AND PLACE WHERE COMPLAINTS MAY BE FILED
    5  WITH THE DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS. THE FORM FOR  SUCH  NOTICE  SHALL  BE
    6  DEVELOPED  BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF
    7  THE DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
    8    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.