New York S 449: Requires the board of education and the trustees or sole trustee of every school district to establish policies and procedures regarding the treatment of transgender or gender non-conforming students

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S00449 Summary:

BILL NOS00449 

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SPONSORHOYLMAN-SIGAL

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COSPNSRADDABBO, COONEY, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, HINCHEY, JACKSON, KRUEGER, LIU, RAMOS, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA,
 SERRANO, STAVISKY

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Requires the board of education and the trustees or sole trustee of every school district to establish policies and procedures regarding the treatment of transgender or gender non-conforming students.

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 449

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- 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 requiring the board of
 education and the trustees or sole trustee of every school district to
 establish policies and procedures regarding the treatment of transgen-
 der or gender non-conforming students

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 13 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 3 6. Policies and procedures that ensure that schools do not treat a
 4 transgender or gender non-conforming student differently from the way
 5 they treat other students of the same gender identity or gender
 6 expression that include, but are not limited to policies which:
 7 a. ensure that schools and school employees treat students consistent-
 8 ly with their gender identity or expression, including using pronouns
 9 and names consistent with the student's gender identity or expression,
 10 even if their education records or identification documents indicate a
 11 different sex. Schools shall not require that students obtain a medical
 12 diagnosis, treatment, or identification documents that reflect their
 13 gender identity or expression as a prerequisite to treating the students
 14 consistent with their gender identity or expression;
 15 b. allow students to participate in sex-segregated activities and
 16 access sex-segregated facilities, including but not limited to rest-
 17 rooms, locker rooms, athletics teams, student organizations, single-sex
 18 classes, and student housing or overnight accommodations, in a manner
 19 consistent with the student's gender identity or expression; and
 20 c. protect students' privacy related to their transgender or gender
 21 non-conforming status, including their birth name or sex assigned at
 22 birth, and allow students to request that a school amend information in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01947-01-5

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 1 the student's education records relating to their gender identity or
 2 expression that is inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of the
 3 student's privacy rights.
 4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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