A828 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
Establishes the fifteenth day of the month of Kartika on the Hindu calendar in each year, known as Diwali, as a statewide school holiday.
- Title
- Establishes Diwali as a statewide school holiday
- Type
- New York State Assembly bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- In Assembly Committee
- Latest action date
- 2026-01-07
- In committee
- Education
- Introduced
- 2025-01-07
- Same as
- S1160
- Law section
- Education Law
Sponsors
- Jenifer Rajkumar Assembly Member, District 38
Co-sponsors
- Edward C. Braunstein Assembly Member, District 26
- Larinda C. Hooks Assembly Member, District 35
Heard in committee
- Education NY State Assembly committee
Same as
- S1160 (2025-26 session) NY State bill