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NY A00083

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Stacey Pheffer Amato

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Designates March 17th (St. Patrick's Day) as a mandatory school holiday for public schools in city school districts with populations of one million or more inhabitants (effectively New York City)

  • Requires school authorities in qualified districts to close all public schools on St. Patrick's Day

  • Protects school districts from losing state funding by directing the commissioner to count the holiday as a session day for funding calculation purposes

  • Takes effect 120 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization for necessary regulatory changes

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

referred to education

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Education1/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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