| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to new york city education |
| May 07, 2021 |
referred to new york city education |
Senate Bill S6594
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee New York City Education Committee
Actions
2021-S6594 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate New York City Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §3229, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2023-2024:
S5043
2025-2026: S7101
2021-S6594 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to references by a city school district in a city with a population of one million or more to public holidays, specifically Columbus Day; provides that any literature or document created and/or distributed by such district do the same including school calendars.
2021-S6594 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6594
SPONSOR: LANZA
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to references by a city
school district with a population of one million or more to public holi-
days
PURPOSE:
To require New York City public schools to refer to public holidays in
any document or literature, including school calendars.
SUMMARY PROVISIONS:
Section one amends the education law by adding a new section 3229.
Section two is the effective date.
2021-S6594 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6594
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 7, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to references by a city
school district with a population of one million or more to public
holidays
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 3229
to read as follows:
§ 3229. PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. A CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF A CITY WITH A POPU-
LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL REFER TO ALL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COLUMBUS DAY, BY THE DESIGNATED NAME PURSU-
ANT TO SECTION TWENTY-FOUR OF THE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW. ANY LITERA-
TURE OR DOCUMENT CREATED AND/OR DISTRIBUTED BY SUCH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
SHALL REFER TO SUCH HOLIDAYS IN SUCH MANNER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO SCHOOL CALENDARS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11323-01-1
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