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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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S. 6209--A A. 7797--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
May 23, 2019
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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.
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