Senate Bill S6439

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for reimbursement for schools to transition from native names, logos, and mascots

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

  • 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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2023-S6439 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4966
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §319, Ed L

2023-S6439 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for reimbursement for schools to transition from native names, logos, and mascots for the actual costs of such transition.

2023-S6439 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6439 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6439
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEIK  --  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  providing  reimburse-
   ment for schools to transition from native names, logos, and mascots
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 319 to
 read as follows:
   § 319. TRANSITIONING FROM NATIVE MASCOTS, NAMES OR LOGOS. 1.  AS  USED
 IN  THIS  SECTION, "NATIVE NAME, LOGO, OR MASCOT" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON,
 ANIMAL OR OBJECT USED TO REPRESENT A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH NAMES, REFERS
 TO, REPRESENTS,  OR  IS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  NATIVE  AMERICANS,  INCLUDING
 ASPECTS OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES AND SPECIFIC NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES.
   2.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REIMBURSE ANY SCHOOL REQUIRED BY LAW, RULE,
 OR REGULATION TO TRANSITION AWAY FROM A NATIVE NAME, LOGO, OR MASCOT FOR
 THE ACTUAL COSTS OF SUCH TRANSITION. SUCH COSTS SHALL INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT
 BE LIMITED TO, ANY COSTS INCURRED FROM:
   (A) SELECTING A NEW SCHOOL OR ATHLETIC TEAM NAME, LOGO, OR MASCOT;
   (B)  DESIGNING THE SELECTED NEW SCHOOL OR ATHLETIC TEAM NAME, LOGO, OR
 MASCOT;
   (C) REPLACING UNIFORMS OR OTHER MATERIALS BEARING A NATIVE NAME, LOGO,
 OR
   (D) REPLACING A MARQUEE, SIGN, ART WORK, OR OTHER FIXTURE WHICH  BEARS
 THE NATIVE NAME, LOGO, OR MASCOT; AND
   (E)  REPLACING  ANY  PORTION  OF A SCHOOL'S FACILITIES WHICH BEARS THE
 NATIVE NAME, LOGO OR MASCOT INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,  BUILDINGS,
 ATHLETIC FIELDS, COURTS, STRUCTURES, VEHICLES, AND FLOORS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09007-01-3

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