Bill Text: NY S05837 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Amended
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 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-06 - PRINT NUMBER 5837A [S05837 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-S05837-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5837--A
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
June 11, 2009
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Introduced by Sens. PERKINS, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recom-
mitted to the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
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-v
2 to read as follows:
3 S 2590-V. 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 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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