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A08558 Summary:

BILL NO	A08558
SAME AS	No Same As
SPONSOR	Goldfeder
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd S802, Ed L
Authorizes the observance of September 11th Remembrance Day in public schools and a brief period of silence in public school classrooms at the opening of such day.

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A08558 Actions:

BILL NO	A08558
10/30/2015	referred to education
01/06/2016	referred to education
11/10/2016	enacting clause stricken

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A08558 Committee Votes:

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A08558 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8558
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    October 30, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOLDFEDER  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Education
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law  in  relation  to  providing  for  the
          observance  of  September  11th  Remembrance Day and providing for the
          observance of a brief period of silence in public school classrooms at
          the opening of such day

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.    Subdivision  2  of  section 802 of the education law is
     2  amended to read as follows:
     3    2. a. It shall also be his duty to  make  special  provision  for  the
     4  observance  in  the  public  schools of Lincoln's birthday, Washington's
     5  birthday, Memorial day and Flag day, and such other  legal  holidays  of
     6  like  character  as may be hereafter designated by law when the legisla-
     7  ture makes an appropriation therefor.
     8    It shall also be his duty to make special provision for the observance
     9  in the public schools of September 11th Remembrance Day.
    10    b. In each public school classroom the teacher in charge shall observe
    11  a brief period of silence with the participation of all the pupils ther-
    12  ein assembled at the opening of the eleventh day of September, known  as
    13  September  11th Remembrance Day. This period shall not be conducted as a
    14  religious exercise but shall be an opportunity for silent prayer or  for
    15  silent reflection on the anticipated activities of the day.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11972-03-5

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