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Assembly Bill A9999

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the observance of a 1 minute period of silent meditation at the opening of each public school day

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2015-A9999 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6371
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง3029-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S895
2019-2020: S1112

2015-A9999 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the observance of a 1 minute period of silent meditation at the opening of each public school day.

2015-A9999 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9999

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 4, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to silent meditation in
  public schools

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

  Section  1.  Section  3029-a of the education law, as added by chapter
1204 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
  S 3029-a. Silent meditation in public schools.    1.  In  each  public
school  classroom,  the  teacher  [in charge may, or if so authorized or
directed by the board of education by which he is employed,]  shall,  at
the opening of school upon every school day, [conduct] OBSERVE a [brief]
ONE MINUTE period of silent meditation with the participation of all the
pupils therein assembled.
  2. The silent meditation authorized by [subsection] SUBDIVISION one of
this [act] SECTION is not intended to be, and shall not be conducted as,
a religious service or exercise, but may be considered as an opportunity
for silent meditation on a religious theme by those who are so disposed,
or  a  moment  of silent reflection on the anticipated activities of the
day.   As used in subdivision one of  this  section  the  term  "partic-
ipation"  shall  be  construed to permit seated participation and not to
require any pupil to stand.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11902-01-5

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