Senate Bill S1933

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes St. Patrick's day as a school holiday for all city school districts of one million or more

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S1933 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6360
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3204-a, amd §3604, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6747, A9402
2019-2020: S4167, A1727
2021-2022: A947
2023-2024: A3100

2017-S1933 (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.

2017-S1933 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1933 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1933
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  AVELLA, ADDABBO, GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Educa-
   tion
 
 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:
   §  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.
   §  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.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD01184-01-7
              

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