Senate Bill S9242

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Exempts Connetquot school district from regulations regarding the use of indigenous 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-S9242 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education

2023-S9242 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts Connetquot central free school district from laws, rules, or regulations regarding the use of indigenous names, mascots, and logos.

2023-S9242 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9242 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9242
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 7, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEIK  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT exempting the Connetquot central school district  from  any  law,
   rule,  or regulation relating to the use of indigenous names, mascots,
   and logos
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contra-
 ry  the Connetquot central school district shall be exempt from any law,
 rule, or regulation relating to the use of  indigenous  names,  mascots,
 and  logos,  including but not limited to part 123 of title 8 of the New
 York codes, rules and regulations.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15146-01-4

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