Assembly Bill A721

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes Eid-al-Adha and Eid-Al-Fitr as school holidays in certain school districts

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A721 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4333
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3204-a, amd §3604, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6815
2017-2018: A403, A615, S346
2019-2020: A942

2015-A721 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes Eid-al-Adha and Eid-al-Fitr as school holidays in certain school districts.

2015-A721 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   721

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. MILLER, O'DONNELL -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  establishing  Eid-al-
  Adha and Eid-Al-Fitr as school holidays

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3204-a
to read as follows:
  S3204-A. EID-AL-ADHA AND EID-AL-FITR SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. 1. THE  DAYS  OF
THE  ISLAMIC  LUNAR CALENDAR DESIGNATED TO BEGIN ON THE TENTH DAY OF THE
MONTH OF DHUL HIJJA AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS "EID-AL-ADHA", AND  THE  FIRST
DAY  OF  SHAWWAI  KNOWN  AS EID-AL-FITR SHALL BE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS FOR ALL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN A CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF A CITY HAVING  A  POPULATION
OF ONE MILLION OR MORE.
  2.  THE  SCHOOL  AUTHORITIES  OF  EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL IN A CITY SCHOOL
DISTRICT OF A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE ARE HEREBY
AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CAUSE ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN SUCH DISTRICT
TO BE CLOSED ON EID-AL-ADHA AND EID-AL-FITR.
  S 2. Section 3604 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 7-c to read as follows:
  7-C.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, FOR PURPOSES OF ANY
CALCULATION UNDER SUBDIVISION  SEVEN  OR  EIGHT  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL DISREGARD ANY REDUCTION RESULTING FROM OBSERVANCE OF
EID-AL-ADHA AND EID-AL-FITR AND, IF NECESSARY,  SUCH  OBSERVED  HOLIDAYS
SHALL BE CALCULATED AS A SESSION DAY.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it  shall  have  become a law; provided that any and all rules and regu-
lations and any other measures necessary to implement any  provision  of
this act on its effective date may be promulgated and taken, respective-
ly, on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02877-01-5

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