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S 4670: Relates to establishing Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Diwali, Lunar New Year, Tihar, Bandi Chhor Divas and Onam as school holidays.
What S 4670 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill proposes to add new school holidays to the education law in New York State. It would make the following cultural or religious holidays school holidays for schools or districts with a sizable proportion of students who observe these days: Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Diwali, Lunar New Year, Tihar, Bandi Chhor Divas, and Onam. The new school holidays would be established by the board of education or trustees of the school district. The bill would take effect on the first day of July next succeeding the date it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4670
- What is the current status of S 4670?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 4670 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO EDUCATION".
- Did S 4670 pass?
- Not yet. S 4670 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4670, and where is it now?
- S 4670 was authored by Sen. Robert Jackson with 12 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Education.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
| Feb. 11, 2025 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 11, 2025 · 225 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4670 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, BAILEY, COMRIE, COONEY, GOUNARDES, MARTI- NEZ, MAY, PALUMBO, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RHOADS, SEPULVEDA, SKOUFIS, STAVI- SKY, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing certain school holidays The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 3210 of the educa- 2 tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iii) to read as 3 follows: 4 (iii) The following cultural or religious holidays shall be school 5 holidays for any schools or school districts where the board of educa- 6 tion or trustees determines such schools or districts have a sizable 7 proportion of students who observe such days: Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, 8 Diwali, Lunar New Year, Tihar, Bandi Chhor Divas and Onam. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 10 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. LBD07939-01-5
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