Bill Text: NY S07918 | 2023-2024 | 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) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION [S07918 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S07918-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7918

                    IN SENATE

                                     January 3, 2024
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        Introduced  by  Sens. PARKER, BAILEY, SALAZAR, 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.
                                                                   LBD06789-01-3