New York S 4670: Relates to establishing certain cultural and religious observances as school holidays in certain districts

Status: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 4670

Sponsors: Robert Jackson, Andrew Gounardes, Anthony H. Palumbo, Jamaal Bailey, James Skoufis, Jeremy Cooney, Jessica Ramos, Lea Webb, Leroy Comrie, Luis R. Sepúlveda, Monica Martinez, Patricia Fahy, Rachel May, Roxanne J. Persaud, Steve Rhoads, Toby Ann Stavisky

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S04670 Summary:

BILL NOS04670 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06237

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SPONSORJACKSON

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COSPNSRBAILEY, COMRIE, COONEY, GOUNARDES, MARTINEZ, MAY, PALUMBO, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RHOADS, SEPULVEDA,
 SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, WEBB, FAHY

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3210, Ed L

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Relates to establishing Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Diwali, Lunar New Year, Tihar, Bandi Chhor Divas and Onam as school holidays.

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BILL NOS04670 

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02/11/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4670

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 11, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, BAILEY, COMRIE, COONEY, GOUNARDES, MARTI-
 NEZ, MAY, PALUMBO, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RHOADS, SEPULVEDA, SKOUFIS, STAVI-
 SKY, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
 committed to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing certain
 school holidays

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 3210 of the educa-
 2 tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iii) to read as
 3 follows:
 4 (iii) The following cultural or religious holidays shall be school
 5 holidays for any schools or school districts where the board of educa-
 6 tion or trustees determines such schools or districts have a sizable
 7 proportion of students who observe such days: Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha,
 8 Diwali, Lunar New Year, Tihar, Bandi Chhor Divas and Onam.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 10 the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07939-01-5

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