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                                   4913
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 24, 2023
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 Introduced  by M. of A. CHANG -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the legislative law and the general construction law, in
   relation to the identification of Asian Lunar New Year and the  decla-
   ration of such 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 15 of the legislative law is amended  by  adding  a
 new undesignated paragraph to read as follows:
   THE RESPECTIVE SECRETARY AND CLERK SHALL ACCURATELY IDENTIFY THE PROP-
 ER  DATE  OF  EACH  YEAR'S  ASIAN  LUNAR NEW YEAR ACCORDING TO THE LUNAR
 CALENDAR.  THE RESPECTIVE SECRETARY AND CLERK SHALL CONSULT WITH  REPRE-
 SENTATIVES  OF APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATIONS OR OTHER OFFICIALS IN IDENTIFY-
 ING SUCH DATE.  BY JANUARY FIRST OF EACH CALENDAR  YEAR,  THE  SECRETARY
 AND CLERK SHALL IDENTIFY AND REPORT IN WRITING THE CALENDAR DATES OF THE
 NEXT  THREE SUCCEEDING LUNAR NEW YEARS TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SECRETARY OF
 STATE, THE STATE COMPTROLLER, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE  MINORITY
 LEADER  OF  THE ASSEMBLY, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE
 MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE.
   § 2. 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 ASIAN  LUNAR  NEW  YEAR  AS  IDENTIFIED  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION  FIFTEEN  OF  THE LEGISLATIVE LAW TO BE KNOWN AS 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 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.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section two
 of  this act shall take effect on the first Asian Lunar New Year identi-
 fied by the secretary of the senate and the clerk of the assembly pursu-
 ant to section 15 of the legislative law; provided,  further,  that  the
 secretary  of  the senate and the clerk of the assembly shall notify the
 legislative bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of  the  enact-
 ment of the legislation provided for in section two of this act in order
 that  the  commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective data
 base of the official text of the laws of state of New York  in  further-
 ance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law
 and section 70-b of the public officers law.