Bill Text: NY A08558 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 8558 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes the observance of September 11th Remembrance Day in public schools and a brief period of silence in public school classrooms at the opening of such day.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-11-10 - enacting clause stricken [A08558 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A08558-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8558
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   October 30, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOLDFEDER  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Education
       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 in public school classrooms at
         the opening of 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 duty to  make  special  provision  for  the
    4  observance  in  the  public  schools of Lincoln's birthday, Washington's
    5  birthday, Memorial day and Flag day, and such other  legal  holidays  of
    6  like  character  as may be hereafter designated by law when the legisla-
    7  ture makes an appropriation therefor.
    8    IT SHALL ALSO BE HIS DUTY TO MAKE SPECIAL PROVISION FOR THE OBSERVANCE
    9  IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH REMEMBRANCE DAY.
   10    B. IN EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOM THE TEACHER IN CHARGE SHALL OBSERVE
   11  A BRIEF PERIOD OF SILENCE WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF ALL THE PUPILS THER-
   12  EIN ASSEMBLED AT THE OPENING OF THE ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, KNOWN  AS
   13  SEPTEMBER  11TH REMEMBRANCE DAY. THIS PERIOD SHALL NOT BE CONDUCTED AS A
   14  RELIGIOUS EXERCISE BUT SHALL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SILENT PRAYER OR  FOR
   15  SILENT REFLECTION ON THE ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES OF THE DAY.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11972-03-5