Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to new york city education |
May 01, 2019 |
committee discharged and committed to new york city education |
Mar 04, 2019 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S4167
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee New York City Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S4167 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S4167 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4167 SPONSOR: ADDABBO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the St. Patrick's Day school holiday PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Establishes St. Patrick's day as a school holiday for all city school districts of one million or more with an Irish-American population of 7.5% or more SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this bill amends the Education Law by adding a new section 3204a, which provides for a school holiday for St. Patrick's Day in a city school district having a population of one million or more inhabit- ants. Section 2 of this bill adds a new subdivision 7-c to section 3604 of the Education Law, which states that the Education Commissioner shall disre-
2019-S4167 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4167 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 4, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the St. Patrick's Day school holiday THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3204-a to read as follows: § 3204-A. ST. PATRICK'S DAY SCHOOL HOLIDAY. 1. THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH, COMMONLY KNOWN AS ST. PATRICK'S DAY, SHALL BE A SCHOOL HOLIDAY FOR ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN A QUALIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. 2. A QUALIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SHALL MEAN A CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE INHABITANTS. 3. THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES OF A QUALIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CAUSE ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN SUCH DISTRICT TO BE CLOSED ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY. § 2. Section 3604 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7-c to read as follows: 7-C. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, FOR PURPOSES OF ANY CALCULATION UNDER SUBDIVISION SEVEN OR EIGHT OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DISREGARD ANY REDUCTION RESULTING FROM OBSERVANCE OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY AND, IF NECESSARY, SUCH OBSERVED HOLIDAY SHALL BE CALCULATED AS A SESSION DAY. § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03718-01-9
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