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                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2019
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 Introduced  by  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  establish-
   ing 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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