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S717 • 2025

Exempts Wantagh school district from regulations regarding the use of indigenous mascots

Exempts Wantagh school district from regulations regarding the use of indigenous mascots

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Sponsor
Steve Rhoads
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Exempts Wantagh school district from regulations regarding the use of indigenous mascots

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

What This Bill Does

  • Exempts Wantagh school district from regulations regarding the use of indigenous mascots Exempts Wantagh union free school district from laws, rules, or regulations regarding the use of indigenous names, mascots, and logos.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-05 Senate

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

  2. 2026-03-17 Senate

    NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

  3. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

  4. 2025-01-08 Senate

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                           717

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                       (PREFILED)

                                     January 8, 2025
                                       ___________

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

        AN ACT exempting the Wantagh 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 Wantagh union free school district shall be exempt from any law,
     3  rule, or regulation relating to the use of  indigenous  names,  mascots,
     4  and  logos,  including but not limited to part 123 of title 8 of the New
     5  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.
                                                                   LBD02634-01-5