Bill Text: NY S05279 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that the Muslim holidays of Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha shall be school holidays in the city school district of the city of New York.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION [S05279 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S05279-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5279

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      March 1, 2021
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        Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, BAILEY, SERRANO -- 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  requiring  that  the
          Muslim  holidays  of Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha be school holidays in
          the city school district of the city of New York

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 2590-w
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 2590-w. Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha to be school holidays.  Notwith-
     4  standing  any  other  law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the first
     5  day of the Muslim holidays of Eid  Ul-Fitr  and  Eid  Ul-Adha  shall  be
     6  designated as school holidays in the city school district of the city of
     7  New  York.  The  dates of such holidays shall correspond to the dates of
     8  such holidays as set out on the parking calendar  of  the  city  of  New
     9  York.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09308-01-1