STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         1801--B
                                                                    R. R. 97

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 17, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PHEFFER AMATO,  D'URSO, ORTIZ, COOK, COLTON,
          JONES, NOLAN, GRIFFIN, DenDEKKER, CARROLL -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.
          of  A.  ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
          -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
          and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  ordered to a third reading,
          passed by Assembly and delivered to  the  Senate,  recalled  from  the
          Senate,  vote reconsidered, bill amended, ordered reprinted, retaining
          its place on the special order of third reading

        AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  providing  for  the
          observance  of  September  11th  Remembrance Day and providing for the
          observance of a brief period of silence on such day

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

     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section  802  of the education law is
     2  amended to read as follows:
     3    2. a. It shall also be [his] the duty  of  the  commissioner  to  make
     4  special  provision for the observance in the public schools of Lincoln's
     5  birthday, Washington's birthday, Memorial day and  Flag  day,  and  such
     6  other legal holidays of like character as may be hereafter designated by
     7  law when the legislature makes an appropriation therefor.
     8    b.  It  shall  also  be  the  duty of the commissioner to make special
     9  provision for the observance of a brief period of silence for  September
    10  11th Remembrance Day.
    11    § 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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