Establishes Diwali as a statewide school holiday in New York.
This bill amends the education law to establish Diwali, the fifteenth day of the month of Kartika on the Hindu calendar, as a statewide school holiday in New York. Public schools will not be in session on this day. The bill also includes provisions for school conferences and staff development activities.
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