N.Y. Education Law Section 1502-A
Power to provide for observance of Memorial day

  • certain cases

1.

In any year in which the celebration of the holiday known as “Memorial day” is to be otherwise observed as a public holiday pursuant to any other provision of the laws of this state on a day which is other than the day provided by federal law for such observance, the trustees or board of education may by resolution provide that in and for such school district, such observance shall be had on the day designated for federal purposes.

2.

Upon the adoption of such resolution the day so designated for federal purposes shall for the purposes of such school district, its facilities, employees and students be a public holiday and subject to all other provisions of law relating to public holidays and the date otherwise provided by state law for the observance of Memorial day shall not be a public holiday for that year in or for such school district.

Source: Section 1502-A — Power to provide for observance of Memorial day; certain cases, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EDN/1502-A (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

1501
Existing school districts continued 1501‑A
Publication of minutes 1501‑B
Additional power of boards of education 1501‑C
Voting by residents of certain facilities 1502
Passengers on school buses 1502‑A
Power to provide for observance of Memorial day 1503
Application of funds obtained from sale of school property 1504
Formation of new district 1505
Dissolution, reformation and construction of districts 1505‑A
Teachers’ rights as a result of the dissolution of a school district 1506
Filing of certain orders of district superintendent 1507
Alteration by consent 1508
Alteration without consent 1509
Hearing of objections to order for alteration without consent 1510
Consolidation of districts by vote of qualified electors 1511
Request for meeting to consolidate districts 1512
Proceedings at meeting for consolidation 1513
Order creating consolidated district 1514
Property of districts consolidated 1515
Dissolution or alteration of joint district 1516
Special meeting of joint district to act regarding alteration or dissolution 1517
Indebtedness of certain dissolved districts 1518
Continuance of dissolved districts for payment of debts 1519
Deposit of records of dissolved district 1520
Sale of property of dissolved district and disposition of proceeds 1521
Collection and distribution of moneys due dissolved district 1522
Notice of meeting for establishment of union free school district 1523
Proceedings at meeting and effect of affirmative vote 1524
Consolidation with city school district 1525
Alteration of boundaries of city school district 1526
Enlarged city school districts 1527
Payroll deductions for deposit to employee bank accounts 1527‑A
Prohibit symbols of hate 1527‑C
Shared superintendent program
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Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 1502-A’s source at nysenate​.gov

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