Assembly Bill A371

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Defines employer in the human rights law to include the state and all political subdivisions thereof

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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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2021-A371 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §292, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8846

2021-A371 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to defining "employer" in the human rights law to include the state and all political subdivisions thereof.

2021-A371 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    371
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to defining "employer" in
   the human rights law to include the state and all  political  subdivi-
   sions thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 5 of section 292  of  the  executive  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  161  of  the  laws  of 2019, is amended to read as
 follows:
   5. The term "employer" shall include all employers  within  the  state
 INCLUDING THE STATE AND ALL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THEREOF.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.    Effective  immediately,  the  addition,  amendment
 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or before
 such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04312-01-1



              

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