Establishes Diwali as a statewide school holiday

S 1160 designates Diwali - the fifteenth day of Kartika in the Hindu calendar - as a required statewide school holiday. It directly affects all public schools across the state, requiring them to close on this day each year. The bill amends education law to add Diwali to the list of mandated school closure days, alongside existing holidays like New Year's Day. This change applies uniformly to all public school districts, including specific provisions for New York City in Section 2. The legislation does not alter school calendars or transportation requirements beyond establishing this holiday.