Assembly Bill A9391

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits discrimination, intimidation and retaliation against students of proprietary schools who file a written complaint or exercise their right of private action against a proprietary school

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S6529 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A9391 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6529
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5003, Ed L

2021-A9391 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits discrimination, intimidation and retaliation against students of proprietary schools who file a written complaint or exercise their right of private action against a proprietary school.

2021-A9391 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9391
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GLICK  -- (at request of the State Education
   Department) -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Higher
   Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting discrimi-
   nation, intimidation and retaliation against students  of  proprietary
   schools  who  file  a  written  complaint  or  exercise their right of
   private action against a proprietary school
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 5003 of the educa-
 tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 5 to read as follows:
   (5) NO OWNER, OPERATOR, LICENSED PERSONNEL,  OR  AGENT  THEREOF  OF  A
 LICENSED PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOL SHALL DISCRIMINATE, INTIMIDATE, OR RETAL-
 IATE  AGAINST  ANY PERSON WHO FILES A WRITTEN COMPLAINT PURSUANT TO THIS
 PARAGRAPH.
   § 2. Subdivision 8 of section 5003 of the education law, as amended by
 chapter 381 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   8. Private right of action. A student injured by a violation  of  this
 article  may bring an action against the owner or operator of a licensed
 private career school for actual damages or one hundred dollars,  which-
 ever is greater. A court may, in its discretion, award reasonable attor-
 ney's  fees  to  a  prevailing  plaintiff.  NO OWNER, OPERATOR, LICENSED
 PERSONNEL, OR AGENT THEREOF OF A LICENSED PRIVATE  CAREER  SCHOOL  SHALL
 DISCRIMINATE,  INTIMIDATE, OR RETALIATE AGAINST ANY STUDENT WHO BRINGS A
 PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION AGAINST THE OWNER  OR  OPERATOR  OF  A  LICENSED
 PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOL PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09755-01-1

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