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                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2022
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 Introduced by M. of A. COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the general construction law, in relation to declaring
   Asian Lunar New Year 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 249 of the laws of 2020, 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 FIRST DAY OF THE SECOND LUNAR MONTH AFTER THE  WINTER
 SOLSTICE  IN THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, KNOWN AS ASIAN LUNAR NEW YEAR;
 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 nineteenth day of June, known as Juneteenth; 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 Decem-
 ber, 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 immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14974-01-2