STATE OF NEW YORK
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3696
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 12, 2019
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Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN, ADDABBO, KENNEDY, MAYER -- 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 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.
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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.
