 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8579
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    December 13, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. SALKA -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Education
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting courses in
          critical race theory
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 817 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    §  817.  Courses  of  study  in critical race theory. 1.   No teacher,
     4  administrator or other employee of a school district, charter school  or
     5  city  school district shall require or make part of a course the follow-
     6  ing concepts:
     7    a. one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex;
     8    b. an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex,  is  inherently
     9  racist, sexist or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously;
    10    c.  an  individual  should be discriminated against or receive adverse
    11  treatment solely or partly because of his or her race or sex;
    12    d. members of one race or sex cannot and should not attempt  to  treat
    13  others without respect to race or sex;
    14    e. an individual's moral character is necessarily determined by his or
    15  her race or sex;
    16    f. an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, bears responsi-
    17  bility  for  actions  committed in the past by other members of the same
    18  race or sex;
    19    g. any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish or any  other
    20  form of psychological distress on account of his or her race or sex; or
    21    h.  meritocracy  or  traits  such  as  a hard work ethic are racist or
    22  sexist or were created by  members  of  a  particular  race  to  oppress
    23  members of another race.
    24    2. The commissioner may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations and
    25  take  any action as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this
    26  section.
    27    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11152-02-1
Prohibits courses in critical race theory

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