S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6566
1997-1998 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 24, 1997
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Introduced by M. of A. ANDERSON, ACAMPORA, CALHOUN, STEPHENS, NESBITT,
MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRAGA, BONACIC, BROWN,
D`ANDREA, DINGA, JOHNSON, KIRWAN, LITTLE, MANNING, McGEE, PRENTISS,
SEAMAN, TOWNSEND, WARNER, WIRTH -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to the designation of English
as the state language
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 87 to
2 read as follows:
3 S 87. STATE LANGUAGE. ENGLISH SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE
4 STATE OF NEW YORK.
5 S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
6 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
{ } is old law to be omitted.
LBD09112-01-7