A bill giving New York State sanction to the released-time program of religious instruction already in operation in the schools in New York City and other communities was among the scores of bills approved yesterday at the closing session of the Legislature. The measure, which goes into effect on July 2, 1947, allows pupils to absent themselves to take religious instruction.
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