Assembly Bill A628A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes Diwali as a school holiday in public schools in the city of New York

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2023-A628 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2075
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §2586, amd §3635, Ed L

2023-A628 - Summary

Establishes Diwali as a school holiday in public schools in the city of New York.

2023-A628 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    628
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to certain school holi-
   days; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds that the
 festival of Diwali is celebrated by a growing number of Hindu, Buddhist,
 Jain and Sikh residents, including Native New Yorkers and  residents  of
 the  city  of  New  York hailing from several countries including India,
 Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan, Guyana, Trinidad and Toba-
 go and Sri Lanka. In recognition of the importance of this  festival  to
 these  residents,  it  is  the legislature's intent that this act allows
 Diwali to be designated as a school holiday in the city school  district
 of the city of New York while continuing to allow the district to ensure
 that schools are in session for 180 days.
   § 2. Section 2586 of the education law is REPEALED.
   §  3. Subdivision 2-a of section 3635 of the education law, as amended
 by chapter 424 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   2-a. The superintendent of each city school district, in a city having
 a population in excess of one million, shall  prepare  a  public  school
 calendar and shall notify officials of nonpublic schools to which trans-
 portation  has  been  requested  not later than the first day of June in
 each year, of the days on which the public schools will be in session in
 the following school year. Such school district which provides transpor-
 tation to nonpublic schools shall provide such  transportation  for  the
 same number of days as the public schools are open but shall not provide
 transportation  services  for  more than one hundred eighty days.  Offi-
 cials of each nonpublic school to which transportation is provided by  a
 city  school  district  of  a  city having a population in excess of one
 million may notify such district, not later than the first day  of  July
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02941-01-3

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2023-A628A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2075
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §2586, amd §3635, Ed L

2023-A628A - Summary

Establishes Diwali as a school holiday in public schools in the city of New York.

2023-A628A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  628--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. RAJKUMAR, RAGA, ROZIC, TAYLOR, TAPIA, LEE, KIM,
   BICHOTTE HERMELYN, SEAWRIGHT, BRAUNSTEIN, GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  CUNNINGHAM,
   BURGOS,  CRUZ, SHRESTHA, LAVINE, PHEFFER AMATO, BORES, AUBRY, ALVAREZ,
   GALLAGHER,  DILAN,  SANTABARBARA,  ANDERSON,  D. ROSENTHAL,   SEPTIMO,
   JOYNER,  HYNDMAN, LUCAS, SAYEGH, WEPRIN, KELLES, GLICK, BEEPHAN, FALL,
   GIBBS, DE LOS SANTOS, REYES, HEVESI, EPSTEIN, CARROLL -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Education -- committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to certain  school  holi-
   days; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2586 of the education law is REPEALED.
   § 2. Subdivision 2-a of section 3635 of the education law, as  amended
 by chapter 424 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   2-a. The superintendent of each city school district, in a city having
 a  population  in  excess  of one million, shall prepare a public school
 calendar and shall notify officials of nonpublic schools to which trans-
 portation has been requested not later than the first  day  of  June  in
 each year, of the days on which the public schools will be in session in
 the following school year. Such school district which provides transpor-
 tation  to  nonpublic  schools shall provide such transportation for the
 same number of days as the public schools are open but shall not provide
 transportation services for more than one hundred eighty  days.    Offi-
 cials  of each nonpublic school to which transportation is provided by a
 city school district of a city having a  population  in  excess  of  one
 million  may  notify such district, not later than the first day of July
 of each school year, of a maximum of five days, exclusive of  Saturdays,
 Sundays  or  legal holidays upon which public schools are required to be
 closed, on which the public schools are scheduled to be  closed,  except
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02941-02-3

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2023-A628B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2075
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §2586, amd §3635, Ed L

2023-A628B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes Diwali as a school holiday in public schools in the city of New York.

2023-A628B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  628--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. RAJKUMAR, RAGA, ROZIC, TAYLOR, TAPIA, LEE, KIM,
   BICHOTTE HERMELYN, SEAWRIGHT, BRAUNSTEIN, GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  CUNNINGHAM,
   BURGOS,  CRUZ, SHRESTHA, LAVINE, PHEFFER AMATO, BORES, AUBRY, ALVAREZ,
   GALLAGHER,  DILAN,  SANTABARBARA,  ANDERSON,  D. ROSENTHAL,   SEPTIMO,
   JOYNER,  HYNDMAN, LUCAS, SAYEGH, WEPRIN, KELLES, GLICK, BEEPHAN, FALL,
   GIBBS, DE LOS SANTOS, REYES, HEVESI,  EPSTEIN,  CARROLL,  SILLITTI  --
   read  once  and  referred  to  the Committee on Education -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amend-
   ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing Diwali as
   a school holiday in certain public schools
 
   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-a
 to read as follows:
   § 2586-A. DIWALI AS A HOLIDAY FOR STUDENTS IN THE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS  OF
 THE CITY OF NEW YORK. THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF THE EIGHTH MONTH OF THE INDI-
 AN  CALENDAR  IN EACH YEAR, KNOWN AS DIWALI, IS HEREBY MADE AND DECLARED
 TO BE A HOLIDAY FOR STUDENTS IN ALL  THE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS  IN  THE  CITY
 SCHOOL  DISTRICT  IN  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK AND STUDENTS SHALL NOT BE
 REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON SUCH DAY. IF SUCH DAY FALLS  ON
 A SUNDAY, STUDENTS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON THE
 MONDAY THEREAFTER.
   §  2. Subdivision 2-a of section 3635 of the education law, as amended
 by chapter 424 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   2-a. The superintendent of each city school district, in a city having
 a population in excess of one million, shall  prepare  a  public  school
 calendar and shall notify officials of nonpublic schools to which trans-
 portation  has  been  requested  not later than the first day of June in
 each year, of the days on which the public schools will be in session in
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02941-08-3

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