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senate Bill S151
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Kevin Thomas
(D) 6th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
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Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
Leroy Comrie
(D) 14th Senate District
Andrew Gounardes
(D) 26th Senate District
Robert Jackson
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
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Todd Kaminsky
(D) 0 Senate District
Anna M. Kaplan
(D, IP, WF) 0 Senate District
Roxanne J. Persaud
(D) 19th Senate District
Jessica Ramos
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
S151 (ACTIVE) - Details
S151 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S151 REVISED 04/19/2021 SPONSOR: THOMAS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing certain school holidays PURPOSE: The purpose of the bill is to avail students from different religious and cultural backgrounds to celebrate their traditional festivities with their family and community. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends section 3210 of the education law section and adds a new section 3204-a. Section 3204-a allows Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Diwali, and Onam to be considered school holidays in districts where a considerable portion of students observe such religious or cultural days.
S151 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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151
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee 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
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