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NY S01933

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/20/2017

Primary Sponsor

Tony Avella

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Origin

Senate

2017-2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes March 17 (St. Patrick's Day) as a school holiday requiring all public schools in qualified school districts to close
  • Defines "qualified school district" as any city school district in a city with a population of one million or more inhabitants
  • Directs school authorities in qualified districts to close all public schools on St. Patrick's Day
  • Requires the education commissioner to disregard any reduction in instructional time from observing St. Patrick's Day and to count the day as a session day for calculation purposes
  • Takes effect 120 days after becoming law, with regulations and implementation measures permitted prior to the effective date

Legislative Description

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

Last Action

COMMITTED TO RULES

6/20/2018

Committee Referrals

Rules6/20/2018
Education1/3/2018
Education3/20/2017
Education1/11/2017

Full Bill Text

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NY S 01933 - Engrossed | New York 2017 Bill | Vulcan Bills