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                                    722
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HOYLMAN, ADDABBO, GOUNARDES, KENNEDY, MAYER -- 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 including private,
   religious or denominational educational institutions to  the  "dignity
   for all students act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 10 of the education law, as added by chapter 482 of
 the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   § 10. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that students' ability
 to learn and to meet high academic standards, and a school's ability  to
 educate  its students, are compromised by incidents of discrimination or
 harassment including bullying, taunting or intimidation.  It  is  hereby
 declared to be the policy of the state to afford all students [in public
 schools]  an  environment  free  of  discrimination  and harassment. The
 purpose of this article is to foster civility in [public] schools and to
 prevent and prohibit conduct  which  is  inconsistent  with  a  school's
 educational mission.
   §  2.  Subdivision  1  of section 11 of the education law, as added by
 chapter 482 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   1. "School property" shall mean in or within any building,  structure,
 athletic playing field, playground, parking lot, or land contained with-
 in  the  real  property  boundary  line  of  [a public] AN elementary or
 secondary school; or in or on a school bus, as defined  in  section  one
 hundred forty-two of the vehicle and traffic law.
   §  3.  Section 17 of the education law, as added by chapter 482 of the
 laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   § 17. Application. Nothing in this article shall[:

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

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   1. Apply to private, religious or  denominational  educational  insti-
 tutions; or
   2.  Preclude]  PRECLUDE or limit any right or cause of action provided
 under any local, state or federal ordinance, law or regulation including
 but not limited to any remedies or rights available under  the  Individ-
 uals  With Disabilities Education Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Law
 of 1964, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the  Americans
 with Disabilities Act of 1990.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.