New York A 4920: Relates to authorizing a permissive referendum to be initiated by the local government or voters on an amendment or adoption to local laws relating to the increase of taxes

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A04920 Summary:

BILL NOA04920 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORGibbs (MS)

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COSPNSRGonzalez-Rojas, Gallagher, Cruz, Taylor, Colton, Davila, Epstein, Jackson, Raga, Seawright,
 Novakhov, Sayegh

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MLTSPNSRSimon

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Add §3204-a, amd §3604, Ed L

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Establishes Three King's day as a school holiday for all public schools in a city school district of a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants.

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BILL NOA04920 

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02/10/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4920

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GIBBS, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, GALLAGHER, CRUZ, TAYLOR,
 COLTON, DAVILA, EPSTEIN, JACKSON, RAGA, SEAWRIGHT, NOVAKHOV, SAYEGH --
 Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing Three
 King's day as a school holiday

 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 3204-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 3204-a. Three King's day school holiday. 1. The sixth day of Janu-
 4 ary, commonly known as Three King's day, is hereby made and declared to
 5 be a holiday for all public schools in a qualified school district.
 6 2. A qualified school district, for purposes of this section, shall
 7 mean a city school district of a city having a population of one million
 8 or more inhabitants.
 9 3. The school authorities of a qualified school district are hereby
 10 authorized and directed to cause all public schools within such district
 11 to be closed on Three King's day.
 12 § 2. Section 3604 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 13 subdivision 7-a to read as follows:
 14 7-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of any
 15 calculation under subdivision seven or eight of this section, the
 16 commissioner shall disregard any reduction resulting from observance of
 17 Three King's day and, if necessary, such observed holiday shall be
 18 calculated as a session day.
 19 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 20 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately the addition, amend-
 21 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 22 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 23 completed on or before such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00435-01-5

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