Bill Text: NY S09244 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Exempts Massapequa union free school district from laws, rules, or regulations regarding the use of indigenous names, mascots, and logos.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-07 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S09244 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S09244-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9244

                    IN SENATE

                                       May 7, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  WEIK  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

        AN ACT exempting the Massapequa union free school district from any law,
          rule, or regulation relating to the use of indigenous names,  mascots,
          and logos

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contra-
     2  ry the Massapequa union free school district shall be  exempt  from  any
     3  law,  rule,  or  regulation  relating  to  the  use of indigenous names,
     4  mascots, and logos, including but not limited to part 123 of title 8  of
     5  the New York codes, rules and regulations.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.








         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15149-01-4