STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ S. 6209--A A. 7797--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions SENATE - ASSEMBLY May 23, 2019 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, PEOPLES-STOKES, DE LA ROSA, SAYEGH, REYES, SIMON, NIOU, GOTTFRIED, FERNANDEZ, O'DONNELL, D'URSO, JEAN-PIERRE, FRONTUS, L. ROSENTHAL, EPSTEIN, JAFFEE, DICKENS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the executive law and the education law, in relation to prohibiting race discrimination based on natural hairstyles 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 two 2 new subdivisions 37 and 38 to read as follows: 3 37. The term "race" shall, for the purposes of this article include 4 traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, 5 hair texture and protective hairstyles. 6 38. The term "protective hairstyles" shall include, but not be limited 7 to, such hairstyles as braids, locks, and twists. 8 § 2. Section 11 of the education law is amended by adding two new 9 subdivisions 9 and 10 to read as follows: 10 9. "Race" shall, for the purposes of this article include traits 11 historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair 12 texture and protective hairstyles. 13 10. "Protective hairstyles" shall include, but not be limited to, such 14 hairstyles as braids, locks, and twists. 15 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11450-02-9