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A07399 Summary:

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Requires teachers to offer students the option to participate in a one-minute period of silent meditation at the beginning of each school day.

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03/25/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7399

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to moments of silence in
 schools

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

 1 Section 1. Section 3029-a of the education law, as added by chapter
 2 1204 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 3029-a. Silent meditation in public schools. 1. In each public
 4 school classroom, the teacher in charge [may, or if so authorized or
 5 directed by the board of education by which he is employed,] shall, at
 6 the opening of school upon every school day, [conduct a brief] permit
 7 students to observe a one minute period of silent meditation with the
 8 participation of all the [pupils] students therein assembled. Such peri-
 9 od of silent meditation shall be utilized at the discretion of each
 10 individual student.
 11 2. The silent meditation authorized by [subsection] subdivision one of
 12 this [act] section is not intended to be, and shall not be conducted as,
 13 a religious service or exercise, but may be considered as an opportunity
 14 for silent meditation on a religious theme by those who are so disposed,
 15 or a moment of silent reflection on the anticipated activities of the
 16 day. As used in subdivision one of this section, the term "partic-
 17 ipation" shall be construed to permit seated participation and not to
 18 require any [pupil] student to stand.
 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10874-01-5

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