Bill Text: NY A08685 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
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) 2014-02-03 - referred to education [A08685 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A08685-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8685
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 3, 2014
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Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
on 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-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.
LBD01941-01-3
