New York S 4015: Relates to the application of the dignity for all students act

Status: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 4015

Sponsors: Kevin S. Parker

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S04015 Summary:

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Provides that the dignity for all students act shall apply to private, religious or denominational educational institutions.

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01/31/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4015

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 31, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 the application of 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 17 of the education law, as added by chapter 482 of
 2 the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 17. Application. Nothing in this article shall[:
 4 1. Apply to private, religious or denominational educational insti-
 5 tutions; or
 6 2. Preclude] preclude or limit any right or cause of action provided
 7 under any local, state or federal ordinance, law or regulation including
 8 but not limited to any remedies or rights available under the Individ-
 9 uals With Disabilities Education Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Law
 10 of 1964, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the Americans
 11 with Disabilities Act of 1990.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07563-01-5

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