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2021 New York Laws
CVR - Civil Rights
Article 4 - Equal Rights in Places of Public Accommodation and Amusement
40-A - Inquiry Concerning Religion or Religious Affiliations of Person Seeking Employment or Official Position in Public Schools Prohibited.

Universal Citation: NY Civ Rights L § 40-A (2021)
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§  40-a.  Inquiry  concerning  religion  or  religious affiliations of
  person  seeking  employment  or  official  position  in  public  schools
  prohibited.    No  person,  agency,  bureau,  corporation or association
  employed or maintained to obtain  or  aid  in  obtaining  positions  for
  teachers,  principals, superintendents, clerks or other employees in the
  public  schools  of  the  state  of  New  York,  and  no  individual  or
  individuals   conducting  or  employed  by  or  interested  directly  or
  indirectly in such an agency, bureau, corporation or association, and no
  board of  education,  trustee  of  a  school  district,  superintendent,
  principal or teacher of a public school or other official or employee of
  a  board  of  education,  shall  directly or indirectly ask, indicate or
  transmit orally or in writing the religion or religious  affiliation  of
  any person seeking employment or official position in the public schools
  of the state of New York.

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