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Senate Bill S1065A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes Three King's day as a school holiday for all public schools in a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants

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2025-S1065 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate New York City Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2586-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S3929
2019-2020: S184
2021-2022: S1356
2023-2024: S255

2025-S1065 - Summary

Establishes Three King's day as a school holiday for all public schools in a city school district of a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants.

2025-S1065 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1065 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1065
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SERRANO, RIVERA -- 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 establishing Three
   King's day as a 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.  THREE KING'S DAY SCHOOL HOLIDAY. 1. THE SIXTH DAY OF JANU-
 ARY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THREE KING'S DAY, IS HEREBY MADE AND DECLARED  TO
 BE A 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 THREE KING'S DAY.
   §  2.  Section  3604  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 7-a to read as follows:
   7-A. 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
 THREE  KING'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. Effective immediately the  addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such date.

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

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2025-S1065A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate New York City Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2586-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S3929
2019-2020: S184
2021-2022: S1356
2023-2024: S255

2025-S1065A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes Three King's day as a school holiday for all public schools in a city school district of a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants.

2025-S1065A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1065A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1065--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SERRANO, RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  New  York  City
   Education  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  establishing  Three
   King's day as a school holiday for all public schools in a city having
   a population of one million  or more inhabitants
 
   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 2586-b
 to read as follows:
   § 2586-B. THREE KING'S DAY SCHOOL HOLIDAY. 1. THE SIXTH DAY  OF  JANU-
 ARY,  COMMONLY KNOWN AS THREE KING'S DAY, IS HEREBY MADE AND DECLARED TO
 BE A 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 THREE KING'S DAY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately the  addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00435-02-5

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