STATE OF NEW YORK
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663
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. GIBSON, CRESPO, STEVENSON -- 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:
1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 2590-v
2 to read as follows:
3 § 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 § 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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