Bill Text: NY S06209 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hair or hairstyles; defines "race" for certain specific purposes to include, but not be limited to, ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, and ethnic background, and to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles; and defines "protective hairstyles" to include, but not be limited to, such hairstyles as braids, locks, and twists.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-07-12 - SIGNED CHAP.95 [S06209 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S06209-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hair or hairstyles; defines "race" for certain specific purposes to include, but not be limited to, ancestry, color, ethnic group identification, and ethnic background, and to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles; and defines "protective hairstyles" to include, but not be limited to, such hairstyles as braids, locks, and twists.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-07-12 - SIGNED CHAP.95 [S06209 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S06209-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ S. 6209 A. 7797 2019-2020 Regular Sessions SENATE - ASSEMBLY May 23, 2019 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi- gations and Government Operations IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations 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 include, but not be not limited to, ances- 4 try, color, ethnic group identification, and ethnic background, and 5 shall include traits historically associated with race, including but 6 not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles. 7 38. The term "protective hairstyles" shall include, but not be limited 8 to, such hairstyles as braids, locks, and twists. 9 § 2. Section 11 of the education law is amended by adding two new 10 subdivisions 9 and 10 to read as follows: 11 9. "Race" shall include, but not be not limited to, ancestry, color, 12 ethnic group identification, and ethnic background, and shall include 13 traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, 14 hair texture and protective hairstyles. 15 10. "Protective hairstyles" shall include, but not be limited to, such 16 hairstyles as braids, locks, and twists. 17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11450-01-9