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Assembly Bill A8685

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that the Muslim holidays of Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha shall be school holidays in the city school district of the city of New York

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2013-A8685 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1241
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2590-v, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8108, A1920, S5837
2011-2012: A2223, S1762
2015-2016: A6827, S2463
2017-2018: A6078, S5050
2019-2020: A6288, S4820
2021-2022: S5279
2023-2024: S7918
2025-2026: S6191

2013-A8685 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the Muslim holidays of Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha shall be school holidays in the city school district of the city of New York.

2013-A8685 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8685

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to requiring that the
  Muslim holidays of Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha be school  holidays  in
  the city school district of the city 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 2590-v
to read as follows:
  S 2590-V. EID UL-FITR AND EID UL-ADHA TO BE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.  NOTWITH-
STANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE  CONTRARY,  THE  FIRST
DAY  OF  THE  MUSLIM  HOLIDAYS  OF  EID UL-FITR AND EID UL-ADHA SHALL BE
DESIGNATED AS SCHOOL HOLIDAYS IN THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF
NEW YORK. THE DATES OF SUCH HOLIDAYS SHALL CORRESPOND TO  THE  DATES  OF
SUCH  HOLIDAYS  AS  SET  OUT  ON THE PARKING CALENDAR OF THE CITY OF NEW
YORK.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01941-01-3

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