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NY S00027
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Squadron
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AI Summary
- Establishes Asian Lunar New Year's Day as a mandatory school holiday for public schools in qualified city school districts
- Defines qualified school districts as cities with a population of one million or more inhabitants and an Asian population of at least 7.5 percent
- Uses the 2000 federal decennial census data to determine Asian population percentages, including all persons of full or partial Asian descent identified as Asian by the U.S. Census Bureau
- Directs school authorities in qualified districts to close all public schools on Asian Lunar New Year's Day
- Requires the Commissioner of Education to disregard any session day reduction from observing this holiday for purposes of state aid calculations
Legislative Description
Establishes the Asian Lunar New Year day as a school holiday for all city school districts of cities of one million inhabitants or more, with an Asian population of seven and one-half percent or more; uses the year 2000 federal decennial census as the basis for calculation of the Asian population.
Last Action
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
1/5/2011
Committee Referrals
Education1/5/2011
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