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                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 2, 2022
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 Introduced  by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the general construction law, in relation to designating
   March eighth 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 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 twelfth day of February, known as Lincoln's birthday;
 the third Monday in February, known as Washington's birthday; THE EIGHTH
 DAY OF MARCH, KNOWN AS WOMEN'S DAY; the last Monday  in  May,  known  as
 Memorial  day;  the  second Sunday in June, known as Flag day; the nine-
 teenth 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  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 immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11958-01-1