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A 6792: Prohibits discrimination of students on school property or at a school function based on religious attire, clothing or facial hair.
What A 6792 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to prevent discrimination against students on school property or at school functions based on their religious attire, clothing, or facial hair. It prohibits harassment, bullying, and discrimination based on a student's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, or sex. The law ensures that students are not subjected to such treatment by school employees or students. The law also clarifies that certain actions, such as denial of admission to a course or exclusion from a course, may be permissible under existing laws and regulations. The law takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6792
- What is the current status of A 6792?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6792 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to education".
- Did A 6792 pass?
- Not yet. A 6792 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6792, and where is it now?
- A 6792 was authored by Asm. Charles Fall with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Education.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to education |
| Mar. 14, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 14, 2025 · 336 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6792 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FALL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting discrimi- nation of students on school property or at a school function based on religious attire, clothing or facial hair The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 12 of the education law, as 2 amended by chapter 102 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 1. No student shall be subjected to harassment or bullying by employ- 5 ees or students on school property or at a school function; nor shall 6 any student be subjected to discrimination based on a person's actual or 7 perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion 8 or the wearing of any attire, clothing, or facial hair in accordance 9 with the requirements of the student's religion, religious practice, 10 religious attire, disability, sexual orientation, gender, or sex by 11 school employees or students on school property or at a school function. 12 Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit a denial of 13 admission into, or exclusion from, a course of instruction based on a 14 person's gender that would be permissible under section thirty-two 15 hundred one-a or paragraph (a) of subdivision two of section twenty- 16 eight hundred fifty-four of this chapter and title IX of the Education 17 Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. section 1681, et. seq.), or to prohibit, 18 as discrimination based on disability, actions that would be permissible 19 under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04370-01-5
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