assembly Bill A3442

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing certain cultural and religious observances as school holidays in certain districts

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Jan 05, 2022 referred to education
Jan 26, 2021 referred to education

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A3442 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S151
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3210 & 3604, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A6797, S4038

A3442 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Diwali, and Onam as school holidays.

A3442 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3442
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  establishing  certain
   school holidays
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 3210 of the  educa-
 tion  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new subparagraph (iii) to read as
 follows:
   (III) THE FOLLOWING CULTURAL OR RELIGIOUS  HOLIDAYS  SHALL  BE  SCHOOL
 HOLIDAYS  FOR  ANY SCHOOLS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHERE THE BOARD OF EDUCA-
 TION OR TRUSTEES DETERMINES SUCH SCHOOLS OR DISTRICTS HAVE  A  CONSIDER-
 ABLE  PROPORTION  OF  STUDENTS  WHO  OBSERVE SUCH DAYS: EID AL-FITR, EID
 AL-ADHA, DIWALI, AND ONAM.
   § 2. Section 3604 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 8-c to read as follows:
   8-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
 EID AL-FITR, EID AL-ADHA, DIWALI,  AND  ONAM  AND,  IF  NECESSARY,  SUCH
 OBSERVED HOLIDAYS SHALL BE CALCULATED AS SESSION DAYS.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02364-01-1