New York A 6470: Enacts the "nonpublic dignity for all students act"

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A06470 Summary:

BILL NOA06470 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSimone

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COSPNSRBichotte Hermelyn, Bores, Bronson, Conrad, DeStefano, Gibbs, Glick, Hevesi, Hyndman, Jackson, Kim,
 Lavine, McDonough, Paulin, Pheffer Amato, Raga, Reyes, Rosenthal, Sayegh, Seawright, Simon, Taylor,
 Walsh, Weprin, Woerner

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 2-A §§19 - 24, Ed L

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Prohibits discrimination against and harassment or bullying of students by employees or students on private, religious or denominational school property or at a school function; provides immunity from civil liability for a person making a good faith report of discrimination, harassment or bullying to authorities.

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BILL NOA06470 

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03/05/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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Go to topA06470 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6470

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SIMONE, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, BORES, BRONSON,
 CONRAD, DeSTEFANO, GIBBS, GLICK, HEVESI, HYNDMAN, JACKSON, KIM,
 LAVINE, McDONOUGH, PAULIN, PHEFFER AMATO, RAGA, REYES, ROSENTHAL,
 SAYEGH, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, TAYLOR, WALSH, WEPRIN -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "nonpub-
 lic 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. The education law is amended by adding a new article 2-A to
 2 read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 2-A
 4 NONPUBLIC DIGNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS ACT
 5 Section 19. Legislative intent.
 6 20. Definitions.
 7 21. Discrimination and harassment prohibited.
 8 22. Protection of people who report harassment, bullying or
 9 discrimination.
 10 23. Severability and construction.
 11 24. Constitutionality.
 12 § 19. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that students' ability
 13 to learn and to meet high academic standards, and a school's ability to
 14 educate its students, are compromised by incidents of discrimination or
 15 harassment including bullying, taunting or intimidation. It is hereby
 16 declared to be the policy of the state to afford all students in nonpub-
 17 lic schools an environment free of discrimination and harassment. The
 18 purpose of this article is to foster civility in nonpublic schools and
 19 to prevent and prohibit conduct which is inconsistent with a school's
 20 educational mission.
 21 § 20. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following
 22 terms shall have the following meanings:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07739-01-5

 A. 6470 2

 1 1. "School property" shall mean in or within any building, structure,
 2 athletic playing field, playground, parking lot, or land contained with-
 3 in the real property boundary line of a nonpublic elementary or second-
 4 ary school; or in or on a school bus, as defined in section one hundred
 5 forty-two of the vehicle and traffic law.
 6 2. "School function" shall mean a nonpublic school-sponsored extra-
 7 curricular event or activity.
 8 3. "Disability" shall mean disability as defined in subdivision twen-
 9 ty-one of section two hundred ninety-two of the executive law.
 10 4. "Employee" shall mean employee as defined in subdivision three of
 11 section eleven hundred twenty-five of this chapter.
 12 5. "Sexual orientation" shall mean actual or perceived heterosexuali-
 13 ty, homosexuality or bisexuality.
 14 6. "Gender" shall mean actual or perceived sex and shall include a
 15 person's gender identity or expression.
 16 7. "Harassment" and "bullying" shall mean the creation of a hostile
 17 environment by conduct or by threats, intimidation or abuse, including
 18 cyberbullying, that (a) has or would have the effect of unreasonably and
 19 substantially interfering with a student's educational performance,
 20 opportunities or benefits, or mental, emotional or physical well-being;
 21 (b) reasonably causes or would reasonably be expected to cause a student
 22