Bill Text: NY A02990 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Expands the definition of unfair educational practices.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to higher education [A02990 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A02990-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2990
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 28, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, BLAKE, BARRON, GOTTFRIED, O'DONNELL,
          M. G. MILLER, ORTIZ, STECK, PICHARDO, COOK, JAFFEE, JOYNER  --  Multi-
          Sponsored  by -- M.  of A. CRESPO, HEVESI, SIMON, SOLAGES -- read once
          and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  expanding  the  defi-
          nition of unfair educational practices
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 3 of  section  313  of  the  education  law  is
     2  amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
     3    (f)  To  deny  a person admittance to an educational institution based
     4  solely on a previous incarceration, with the exception of  incarceration
     5  as  a  result of a violent felony offense as defined in section 70.02 of
     6  the penal law or a felony sex offense as defined in section 70.80 of the
     7  penal law.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01580-01-9