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Senate Bill S2232

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Designates first two days of Passover and Good Friday as school holidays in New York city

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2011-S2232 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2554, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S964

2011-S2232 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the board of education for the city of New York shall designate the first two days of Passover and Good Friday as school holidays.

2011-S2232 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2232 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2232

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  providing  that  the
  first  two days of Passover and Good Friday be designated school holi-
  days

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

  Section  1.  Section  2554 of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 28 to read as follows:
  28. TO PROVIDE THAT, IN THE CITY OF NEW  YORK,  SPECIAL  PROVISION  BE
MADE  FOR  THE  OBSERVANCE  OF  THE  FIRST TWO DAYS OF PASSOVER AND GOOD
FRIDAY SUCH THAT THESE DAYS BE DESIGNATED AS SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07058-01-1

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