Assembly Bill A6237

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing certain cultural and religious observances as school holidays in certain districts

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A6237 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4670
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3210, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6797, S4038
2021-2022: A3442, S151
2023-2024: A2339, S513

2025-A6237 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Diwali, Lunar New Year, Tihar, Bandi Chhor Divas and Onam as school holidays.

2025-A6237 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6237
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, RAJKUMAR, ANDERSON, RAMOS, RAGA, WEPRIN,
   ZACCARO,  LUPARDO,  McMAHON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  establishing  certain
   school holidays
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 3210 of the  educa-
 tion  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new subparagraph (iii) to read as
 follows:
   (III) THE FOLLOWING CULTURAL OR RELIGIOUS  HOLIDAYS  SHALL  BE  SCHOOL
 HOLIDAYS  FOR  ANY SCHOOLS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHERE THE BOARD OF EDUCA-
 TION OR TRUSTEES DETERMINES SUCH SCHOOLS OR  DISTRICTS  HAVE  A  SIZABLE
 PROPORTION  OF STUDENTS WHO OBSERVE SUCH DAYS: EID AL-FITR, EID AL-ADHA,
 DIWALI, LUNAR NEW YEAR, TIHAR, BANDI CHHOR DIVAS AND ONAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07939-01-5

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