STATE OF NEW YORK
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7176
IN SENATE
May 1, 2012
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Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
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 361 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 361. 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 and Eid
6 Ul-Adha, provided, however, that the chancellor, in his or her
7 discretion, may exempt any institution from the foregoing provisions of
8 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 and Eid
14 Ul-Adha provided, however, that the chancellor, in his or her
15 discretion, may exempt any institution from the foregoing provisions of
16 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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