STATE OF NEW YORK
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7558--A
IN SENATE
January 24, 2018
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Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing amendments to section 11 of article 1 of the constitution, in
relation to equality of rights and protection against discrimination
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 11 of arti-
2 cle 1 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
3 § 11. [No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of
4 this state or any subdivision thereof. No person shall, because of race,
5 color, creed or religion, be subjected to any discrimination in his or
6 her civil rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or
7 institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state.]
8 Equality of rights shall not be denied or abridged because of race,
9 color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, marital status,
10 age, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or
11 expression, military status, physical or mental disability, other immu-
12 table or ascriptive characteristic, or like grounds for discrimination,
13 exclusion, or disadvantage, by any other person or by any firm, corpo-
14 ration, or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of
15 the state.
16 Equal rights for purposes of this section extend to every person whose
17 protection against public and private discrimination is needed to ensure
18 an inclusive society with equal opportunity for personal fulfillment and
19 respect for everyone in New York in all their diversity.
20 Nothing herein shall be used to invalidate a law, program, or activity
21 that is protected or required under this section. To the extent that
22 enforcement of any part of this section is finally declared invalid as
23 preempted by federal law, whether on constitutional or statutory
24 grounds, or finally determined to result in a loss of federal funding,
25 the state may by law provide that the enforcement of this section will
26 be curtailed to the minimum extent necessary to avoid such preemption or
27 loss of funding.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
2 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
3 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
4 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
5 published for three months previous to the time of such election.
