{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-1502-a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Education Law § 1502-a","heading":"Power to provide for observance of Memorial day; certain cases","body":"§ 1502-a. Power to provide for observance of Memorial day; certain\ncases.  1. In any year in which the celebration  of the holiday known as\n\"Memorial  day\" is to be otherwise observed as a public holiday pursuant\nto any other provision of the laws of this state on a day which is other\nthan the day provided by federal law for such observance, the trustees\nor board of education may by resolution provide that in and for such\nschool district, such observance shall be had on the day designated for\nfederal purposes.\n  2.  Upon the adoption of such resolution the day so designated for\nfederal purposes shall for the purposes of such school district, its\nfacilities, employees and students be a public holiday and subject to\nall other provisions of law relating to public holidays and the date\notherwise provided by state law for the observance of Memorial day shall\nnot be a public holiday for that year in or for such school district.","path":["Education Law","Title 2. School District Organization","Article 31. School Districts"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EDN/1502-A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"341387d4ea4ad6fb22887a408561e7cc272b692b3a368e1663f42560303fb466","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-1502","next":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-1503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}