New York A 83: Establishes St. Patrick's day as a school holiday for a city school district having a population of one million or more

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A00083 Summary:

BILL NOA00083 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPheffer Amato

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COSPNSRCook

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Add §3204-a, amd §3604, Ed L

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Establishes St. Patrick's day, March 17th, as a school holiday for all city school districts of cities of one million inhabitants or more.

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01/08/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 83

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO, COOK -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the St.
 Patrick's Day 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. St. Patrick's Day school holiday. 1. The seventeenth day of
 4 March, commonly known as St. Patrick's day, shall be a school holiday
 5 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 St. Patrick'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 St. Patrick'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 effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00399-01-5

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