New York § 40-A - 40-AInquiry concerning religion or religious affiliations of person seeking employment or official position in public schools prohibited
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 40-A — 40-AInquiry concerning religion or religious affiliations of person seeking employment or official position in public schools prohibited, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-A. 40-AInquiry concerning religion or religious affiliations of person seeking employment or official position in public schools prohibited
§ 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.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-A ("40-AInquiry concerning religion or religious affiliations of person seeking employment or official position in public schools prohibited") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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