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                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 7, 2019
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 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW, HEASTIE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT to amend the general construction law, in relation to the desig-
   nation of Abolition Commemoration day as a public holiday
 
   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
 SECOND MONDAY IN JULY, KNOWN AS ABOLITION COMMEMORATION 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, 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 on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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