NY Educ L § 224-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 5 - University of the State of New York Part 1 - General Organization 224-A - Students Unable Because of Religious Beliefs to Register or Attend Classes on Certain Days.

§ 224-a. Students  unable  because of religious beliefs to register or   attend classes on certain days.  1. No person shall be expelled from  or   be  refused admission as a student to an institution of higher education   for the reason that he or she is unable, because of his or her religious   beliefs, to  register  or  attend  classes  or  to  participate  in  any   examination, study or work requirements on a particular day or days.2.  Any  student  in an institution of higher education who is unable,   because of his  or  her  religious  beliefs,  to  attend  classes  on  a   particular  day or days shall, because of such absence on the particular   day or days, be excused from  any  examination  or  any  study  or  work   requirements.3.  It  shall  be  the  responsibility  of  the  faculty  and  of  the   administrative officials of each institution of higher education to make   available to each student who is absent from school, because of  his  or   her religious beliefs, an equivalent opportunity to register for classes   or  make  up any examination, study or work requirements which he or she   may have missed because of such absence on any particular day  or  days.   No  fees  of  any  kind  shall  be charged by the institution for making   available to the said student such equivalent opportunity.4. If registration, classes, examinations, study or work  requirements   are  held  on  Friday  after  four o'clock post meridian or on Saturday,   similar or makeup classes, examinations, study or work  requirements  or   opportunity  to register shall be made available on other days, where it   is possible and practicable to do so.  No special fees shall be  charged   to   the   student  for  these  classes,  examinations,  study  or  work   requirements or registration held on other days.5. In effectuating the provisions of this section,  it  shall  be  the   duty  of  the  faculty  and  of  the  administrative  officials  of each   institution of higher education to exercise the fullest measure of  good   faith.  No  adverse  or  prejudicial effects shall result to any student   because of his or her availing himself or herself of the  provisions  of   this section.6. Any student, who is aggrieved by the alleged failure of any faculty   or  administrative officials to comply in good faith with the provisions   of this section, shall be entitled to maintain an action  or  proceeding   in  the  supreme court of the county in which such institution of higher   education is located for the enforcement of his or her rights under this   section.6-a.  It shall be the responsibility of the  administrative  officials   of  each  institution  of  higher  education  to  give written notice to   students of their rights under this section, informing  them  that  each   student  who  is  absent  from  school,  because of his or her religious   beliefs, must be given an equivalent opportunity to register for classes   or make up any examination, study or work requirements which he  or  she   may  have  missed because of such absence on any particular day or days.   No fees of any kind shall be  charged  by  the  institution  for  making   available to such student such equivalent opportunity.7. As used in this section, the term "institution of higher education"   shall  mean any institution of higher education, recognized and approved   by the regents of the  university  of  the  state  of  New  York,  which   provides  a  course of study leading to the granting of a post-secondary   degree or diploma. Such term shall not include any institution which  is   operated,  supervised  or  controlled  by  a church or by a religious or   denominational organization whose educational programs  are  principally   designed  for  the  purpose  of  training  ministers  or other religious   functionaries or for the purpose of propagating religious doctrines.  As   used  in  this  section,  the term "religious belief" shall mean beliefs   associated with any corporation organized and operated  exclusively  for    religious  purposes,  which  is not disqualified for tax exemption under   section 501 of the United States Code.