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NY A02362
Bill
Status
1/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michaelle Solages
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "Hiring Outstanding Professionals in Education (HOPE) Act" requiring public school certificated positions to be publicly advertised for at least 14 consecutive days, with at least 3 candidates examined before appointment
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Creates 11 new categories of unlawful discriminatory practices including disparate treatment, disparate impact, malicious treatment, and prohibits public agencies from entering contracts over $50,000 without documented competitive processes providing equal opportunity
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Increases civil rights violation penalties from $100-$500 to $1,000-$5,000 per violation and adds "previous condition of servitude" as a protected class under employment and civil rights law
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Tolls statutes of limitations for civil rights claims during the time administrative agencies investigate complaints, and exempts civil rights causes of action from the one-year limitation on claims against school districts
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Creates a private cause of action for qualified persons deprived of equal opportunity in public contracts and for applicants denied certificated education positions in violation of the new hiring requirements
Legislative Description
Relates to certain discriminatory practices; relates to the qualification of professionals in education; provides for the tolling of certain statutes of limitations; provides a private cause of action for a person who is qualified for a public contract who has been deprived of equal opportunity to such public contract.
Last Action
referred to governmental operations
1/7/2026