Senate Bill S6209

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hair or hairstyles

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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co-Sponsors

2019-S6209 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7797
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §292, Exec L; amd §11, Ed L

2019-S6209 - Summary

Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hair or hairstyles; defines "race" for certain specific purposes to include, but not be limited to, ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, and ethnic background, and to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles; and defines "protective hairstyles" to include, but not be limited to, such hairstyles as braids, locks, and twists.

2019-S6209 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6209 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 6209                                                  A. 7797
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Investi-
   gations and Government Operations
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the education law, in relation  to
   prohibiting race discrimination based on natural hairstyles
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 292 of the executive law is amended by  adding  two
 new subdivisions 37 and 38 to read as follows:
   37.  THE  TERM "RACE" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE NOT LIMITED TO, ANCES-
 TRY, COLOR, ETHNIC GROUP  IDENTIFICATION,  AND  ETHNIC  BACKGROUND,  AND
 SHALL  INCLUDE  TRAITS  HISTORICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH RACE, INCLUDING BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO, HAIR TEXTURE AND PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES.
   38. THE TERM "PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
 TO, SUCH HAIRSTYLES AS BRAIDS, LOCKS, AND TWISTS.
   § 2. Section 11 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  two  new
 subdivisions 9 and 10 to read as follows:
   9.  "RACE"  SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE NOT LIMITED TO, ANCESTRY, COLOR,
 ETHNIC GROUP IDENTIFICATION, AND ETHNIC BACKGROUND,  AND  SHALL  INCLUDE
 TRAITS  HISTORICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH RACE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 HAIR TEXTURE AND PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES.
   10. "PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SUCH
 HAIRSTYLES AS BRAIDS, LOCKS, AND TWISTS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11450-01-9

co-Sponsors

2019-S6209A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7797
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §292, Exec L; amd §11, Ed L

2019-S6209A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hair or hairstyles; defines "race" for certain specific purposes to include, but not be limited to, ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, and ethnic background, and to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles; and defines "protective hairstyles" to include, but not be limited to, such hairstyles as braids, locks, and twists.

2019-S6209A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6209A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 6209--A                                            A. 7797--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sens.  BAILEY, SALAZAR -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Investigations and Government Operations -- committee discharged, bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee

 IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of  A.   WRIGHT,   PEOPLES-STOKES,
   DE LA ROSA,   SAYEGH,   REYES,   SIMON,  NIOU,  GOTTFRIED,  FERNANDEZ,
   O'DONNELL,  D'URSO,  JEAN-PIERRE,  FRONTUS,   L. ROSENTHAL,   EPSTEIN,
   JAFFEE,  DICKENS  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law and the education law, in relation to
   prohibiting race discrimination based on natural hairstyles
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 292 of the executive law is amended by adding two
 new subdivisions 37 and 38 to read as follows:
   37. THE TERM "RACE" SHALL, FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  ARTICLE  INCLUDE
 TRAITS  HISTORICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH RACE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 HAIR TEXTURE AND PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES.
   38. THE TERM "PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
 TO, SUCH HAIRSTYLES AS BRAIDS, LOCKS, AND TWISTS.
   § 2. Section 11 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  two  new
 subdivisions 9 and 10 to read as follows:
   9.  "RACE"  SHALL,  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS ARTICLE INCLUDE TRAITS
 HISTORICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH RACE, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,  HAIR
 TEXTURE AND PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES.
   10. "PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SUCH
 HAIRSTYLES AS BRAIDS, LOCKS, AND TWISTS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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