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Assembly Bill A9402A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes St. Patrick's day as a school holiday for all city school districts in N.Y. city with an Irish-American population of 7.5% or more

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2015-A9402 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6747
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3204-a, amd §3604, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6360, S1933
2019-2020: A1727, S4167
2021-2022: A947
2023-2024: A3100
2025-2026: A83

2015-A9402 - Summary

Establishes St. Patrick's day, March 17th, as a school holiday for all city school districts of cities of one million inhabitants or more.

2015-A9402 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9402

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 29, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing  the  St.
  Patrick's Day school holiday

  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:
  S 3204-A. ST. PATRICK'S DAY SCHOOL HOLIDAY. 1. THE 17TH DAY OF  MARCH,
COMMONLY  KNOWN  AS ST. PATRICK'S DAY, SHALL BE A SCHOOL HOLIDAY FOR ALL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN A QUALIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  2. A QUALIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,  SHALL
INCLUDE  A  CITY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OF A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE
MILLION OR MORE INHABITANTS  AND  HAVING  AN  IRISH-AMERICAN  POPULATION
EQUAL  TO OR GREATER THAN SEVEN AND ONE-HALF PERCENT THEREOF. THE IRISH-
AMERICAN POPULATION, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SHALL  INCLUDE  THOSE
PERSONS,  ADULTS  AND  CHILDREN,  WHO  ARE  FULLY  OR PARTIALLY OF IRISH
DESCENT AND SHALL INCLUDE ALL THOSE PERSONS AND ETHNIC GROUPS IDENTIFIED
AS IRISH-AMERICAN BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU FOR PURPOSES OF THE
YEAR TWO THOUSAND TEN FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS.
  3. THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES OF EVERY QUALIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE HERE-
BY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO  CAUSE  ALL  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS  WITHIN  SUCH
DISTRICT TO BE CLOSED ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
  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
ST.  PATRICK'S  DAY  AND,  IF  NECESSARY, SUCH OBSERVED HOLIDAY 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

2015-A9402A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6747
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3204-a, amd §3604, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6360, S1933
2019-2020: A1727, S4167
2021-2022: A947
2023-2024: A3100
2025-2026: A83

2015-A9402A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes St. Patrick's day, March 17th, as a school holiday for all city school districts of cities of one million inhabitants or more.

2015-A9402A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9402--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 29, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOLDFEDER  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the St.
  Patrick's Day school holiday

  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:
  S  3204-A. ST. PATRICK'S DAY SCHOOL HOLIDAY. 1. THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH,
COMMONLY KNOWN AS ST. PATRICK'S DAY, SHALL BE A SCHOOL HOLIDAY  FOR  ALL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN A QUALIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  2.  A  QUALIFIED  SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SHALL
MEAN A CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION
OR MORE INHABITANTS.
  3. THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES OF A QUALIFIED SCHOOL  DISTRICT  ARE  HEREBY
AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CAUSE ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN SUCH DISTRICT
TO BE CLOSED ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
  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
ST.  PATRICK'S  DAY  AND,  IF  NECESSARY, SUCH OBSERVED HOLIDAY 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.
                                                           LBD14090-03-6

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