STATE OF NEW YORK
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4930
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 6, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, SEPULVEDA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Educa-
tion
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to observance of certain
holidays by institutions within the state university and the city
university 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 362 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 362. Holidays to be observed. No class or any other course of
4 instruction shall be held in any institution within the state university
5 on those days of religious observance known as Eid Ul-Fitr, Eid Ul-Adha,
6 Diwali and the Asian Lunar New Year, provided, however, that the chan-
7 cellor, in his or her discretion, may exempt any institution from the
8 foregoing provisions of this section.
9 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6235 to read
10 as follows:
11 § 6235. Holidays to be observed. No class or any other course of
12 instruction shall be held in any institution within the city university
13 on those days of religious observance known as Eid Ul-Fitr, Eid Ul-Adha,
14 Diwali and the Asian Lunar New Year provided, however, that the chancel-
15 lor, in his or her discretion, may exempt any institution from the fore-
16 going provisions of this section.
17 § 3. 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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