Bill Text: NY A04966 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to education [A04966 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A04966-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          4966

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 27, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred 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:

     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 319 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    §  319.  Transitioning from native mascots, names or logos. 1. As used
     4  in this section, "native name, logo, or mascot" shall mean  any  person,
     5  animal or object used to represent a school district which names, refers
     6  to,  represents,  or  is  associated  with  Native  Americans, including
     7  aspects of Native American cultures and specific Native American tribes.
     8    2. The commissioner shall reimburse any school required by law,  rule,
     9  or regulation to transition away from a native name, logo, or mascot for
    10  the  actual  costs of such transition. Such costs shall include, but not
    11  be limited to, any costs incurred from:
    12    (a) selecting a new school or athletic team name, logo, or mascot;
    13    (b) designing the selected new school or athletic team name, logo,  or
    14  mascot;
    15    (c) replacing uniforms or other materials bearing a native name, logo,
    16  or
    17    (d)  replacing a marquee, sign, art work, or other fixture which bears
    18  the native name, logo, or mascot; and
    19    (e) replacing any portion of a school's  facilities  which  bears  the
    20  native  name,  logo  or mascot including, but not limited to, buildings,
    21  athletic fields, courts, structures, vehicles, and floors.
    22    § 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