Assembly Bill A7190

2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A7190 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5279
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2590-w, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5837
2011-2012: S1762
2013-2014: S1241
2015-2016: S2463
2017-2018: S5050
2019-2020: S4820
2023-2024: S7918

2021-A7190 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2021-A7190 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7190
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FALL -- 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:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 2590-w
 to read as follows:
   § 2590-W. EID UL-FITR AND EID UL-ADHA TO BE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.  NOTWITH-
 STANDING  ANY  OTHER  LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE FIRST
 DAY OF THE MUSLIM HOLIDAYS OF EID  UL-FITR  AND  EID  UL-ADHA  SHALL  BE
 DESIGNATED AS SCHOOL HOLIDAYS IN THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF
 NEW  YORK.  THE  DATES OF SUCH HOLIDAYS SHALL CORRESPOND TO THE DATES OF
 SUCH HOLIDAYS AS SET OUT ON THE PARKING CALENDAR  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW
 YORK.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09308-01-1

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