Bill Text: NY A08108 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Amended

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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: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-11 - print number 8108a [A08108 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A08108-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        8108--A
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      May 4, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. BENJAMIN, PRETLOW, WRIGHT, POWELL -- Multi-Spon-
         sored by -- M.  of A. BOYLAND, BURLING, ERRIGO, GIANARIS,  HEASTIE  --
         read once and referred to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to
         the  Committee on Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
         -- 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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