Bill Text: NY A06113 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting discrimination against persons who perform volunteer services

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to governmental operations [A06113 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A06113-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6113
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 25, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALFANO,
         BARRA,  CANESTRARI,  EDDINGTON,  GALEF,  GREENE,   PEOPLES,   PHEFFER,
         J. RIVERA,  TOWNS,  WRIGHT, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Governmental Operations
       AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting  discrimi-
         nation against persons who perform volunteer services
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 292 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
    2  subdivision 34 to read as follows:
    3    34. THE TERM "VOLUNTEER SERVICES"  MEANS  SERVICES  PERFORMED  WITHOUT
    4  REMUNERATION  FOR  ANY  ORGANIZATION, ASSOCIATION, SCHOOL, CIVIC LEAGUE,
    5  STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY, FUND, FOUNDATION, INSTITUTION,  HOME
    6  OR  AGENCY, ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIF-
    7  IC, HEALTH, AESTHETIC, ARTISTIC, RECREATIONAL, PUBLIC SAFETY,  LITERARY,
    8  ELEEMOSYNARY  OR  EDUCATIONAL  PURPOSES  OR  FOR THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL
    9  WELFARE OR THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO PROMOTE THE INFORMED PARTICIPATION
   10  OF CITIZENS IN GOVERNMENT.
   11    S 2. Section 296 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
   12  subdivision 21 to read as follows:
   13    21.  IT  SHALL  BE  AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE FOR ANY PERSON
   14  ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY ORGANIZATION, ASSOCIATION, SCHOOL, CIVIC LEAGUE,
   15  STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY, FUND, FOUNDATION, INSTITUTION,  HOME
   16  OR  AGENCY, ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIF-
   17  IC, HEALTH, AESTHETIC, ARTISTIC, RECREATIONAL, PUBLIC SAFETY,  LITERARY,
   18  ELEEMOSYNARY  OR  EDUCATIONAL  PURPOSES  OR  FOR THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL
   19  WELFARE OR THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO PROMOTE THE INFORMED PARTICIPATION
   20  OF CITIZENS IN GOVERNMENT TO DISCRIMINATE IN THE  TERMS,  CONDITIONS  OR
   21  PRIVILEGES  OF  SUCH  ORGANIZATION AGAINST ANY PERSON WHO PERFORMS OR IS
   22  SEEKING TO PERFORM VOLUNTEER SERVICES THEREFOR ON  THE  BASIS  OF  RACE,
   23  CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, AGE, DISABILITY OR MARITAL STATUS.
   24    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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