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                            September 19, 2018
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 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Fernandez)
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the general construction law in relation to establishing
   Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha as public holidays
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section 24 of the general construction law, as amended by
 chapter 347 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
   § 24. Public holidays; half-holidays. The term public holiday includes
 the following days in each year:  the first day of January, known as New
 Year's day; the third Monday of January,  known  as  Dr.  Martin  Luther
 King, Jr. day; the twelfth day of February, known as Lincoln's birthday;
 the  third  Monday in February, known as Washington's birthday; the last
 Monday in May, known as Memorial day; the second Sunday in  June,  known
 as  Flag  day;  the  fourth  day of July, known as Independence day; the
 first Monday in September, known as Labor  day;  the  second  Monday  in
 October,  known  as Columbus day; the eleventh day of November, known as
 Veterans' day; the fourth Thursday in November,  known  as  Thanksgiving
 day;  and  the twenty-fifth day of December, known as Christmas day; THE
 HOLIDAYS OF EID UL-FITR AND EID UL-ADHA, AS AFFIXED BY MUSLIM  RELIGIOUS
 LAW  AND  TRADITION,  and if any of such days except Flag day is Sunday,
 the next day  thereafter;  each  general  election  day,  and  each  day
 appointed  by  the  president of the United States or by the governor of
 this state as a day of general thanksgiving, general fasting and prayer,
 or other general religious observances. The term  half-holiday  includes
 the  period from noon to midnight of each Saturday which is not a public
 holiday.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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