N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 18 § 441.24 - Nondiscriminatory treatment
(a)
Authorized agency staff and volunteers shall not engage in or condone
discrimination or harassment against prospective foster parents, foster parents
, or children in foster care or any family members being served by the agency,
on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, or disability.
Authorized agencies shall promote and maintain a safe environment, take
reasonable steps to prevent discrimination and harassment against youth by
other youth; promptly investigate incidents of discrimination and harassment by
staff, volunteers and youth; and take reasonable and appropriate corrective or
disciplinary action when such incidents occur. Certified or approved foster
parents shall not engage in discrimination or harassment against children in
foster care or any family members being served by the agency, on the basis of
race, creed, color, national, origin, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, marital status, or disability, and shall promote
and maintain a safe environment.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term
gender identity or expression means having or being perceived
as having a gender identity, self-image, appearance, behavior or expression
whether or not that gender identity, self-image, appearance, behavior or
expression is different from that traditionally associated with the sex
assigned to that person at birth. Gender identity refers to a
person's internal sense of self as male, female, no gender, or another gender,
and gender expression refers to the manner in which a person
expresses his or her gender through clothing, appearance, behavior, speech, and
other means.
Notes
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