Relates to references by a city school district in a city with a population of one million or more to public holidays, specifically Columbus Day; provides that any literature or document created and/or distributed by such district do the same including school calendars.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7101
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 1, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to references by a city
school district with a population of one million or more to public
holidays
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 3229
2 to read as follows:
3 § 3229. Public holidays. A city school district of a city with a popu-
4 lation of one million or more shall refer to all public holidays,
5 including but not limited to Columbus Day, by the designated name pursu-
6 ant to section twenty-four of the general construction law. Any litera-
7 ture or document created and/or distributed by such city school district
8 shall refer to such holidays in such manner, including but not limited
9 to school calendars.
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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