NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A5017
SPONSOR: Conrad TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to designating the first
Friday in February as the "New York statewide school day to help people
in need"
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This calendar designation for the 1st Friday and February offer school
communities around the state the volitional opportunity to implement a
local action project to assist people in need in their own immediate
community.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill will add a new section to Education Law 3204 that will declare
the first Friday in February to be known as the "New York statewide
school day to help people in need." This declared holiday will not alter
regular and routine instructional schedules or session days.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
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JUSTIFICATION:
The Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda and Clarence school district communities
have voluntarily sponsored programs for raising awareness and resources
to assist families facing food and economic insecurities in their own
communities. Since 1988, the Ken-Ton Educators Totally Committed have
raised over 1 million dollars along with food, cloths, and small furni-
ture items that support people in their immediate community. This newly
declared statewide holiday will draw attention for all school districts
to consider their own voluntary relief action projects to assist people
in need.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
No cost to state, municipal or school districts.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it
shall become law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5017
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 27, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. CONRAD -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to designating the first
Friday in February as the "New York statewide school day to help
people in need"
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. New York statewide school day to help people in need; holi-
4 day. The first Friday in February shall be declared a holiday for all
5 public schools and shall be known as the "New York statewide school day
6 to help people in need".
7 § 2. Section 3604 of the education law is amended by adding a new
8 subdivision 7-a to read as follows:
9 7-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of any
10 calculation under subdivision seven or eight of this section, the
11 commissioner shall disregard any reduction resulting from the observance
12 of the New York statewide school day to help people in need holiday and,
13 if necessary, such observed holiday shall be calculated as a session
14 day.
15 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
16 the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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