A new bill signed by Governor Kathy Hochul extends protection against discrimination to student of for-profit colleges and universities.
Under the state’s Human Rights law, the Division of Human Rights investigates discrimination complaints on campuses, but that protection did not extend to those attending for-profit institutions.
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