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                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 25, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Higher Education

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to observance of certain
  holidays by institutions within the  state  university  and  the  city
  university of New York

  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 361 to
read as follows:
  S 361. HOLIDAYS TO BE OBSERVED.  NO  CLASS  OR  ANY  OTHER  COURSE  OF
INSTRUCTION SHALL BE HELD IN ANY INSTITUTION WITHIN THE STATE UNIVERSITY
ON  THOSE  DAYS  OF  RELIGIOUS  OBSERVANCE  KNOWN AS EID UL-FITR AND EID
UL-ADHA,  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  THE  CHANCELLOR,  IN  HIS  OR   HER
DISCRETION,  MAY EXEMPT ANY INSTITUTION FROM THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF
THIS SECTION.
  S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6235 to read
as follows:
  S 6235. HOLIDAYS TO BE OBSERVED. NO  CLASS  OR  ANY  OTHER  COURSE  OF
INSTRUCTION  SHALL BE HELD IN ANY INSTITUTION WITHIN THE CITY UNIVERSITY
ON THOSE DAYS OF RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE  KNOWN  AS  EID  UL-FITR  AND  EID
UL-ADHA   PROVIDED,   HOWEVER,  THAT  THE  CHANCELLOR,  IN  HIS  OR  HER
DISCRETION, MAY EXEMPT ANY INSTITUTION FROM THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS  OF
THIS SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



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