STATE OF NEW YORK
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7518
IN SENATE
April 17, 2000
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Introduced by Sens. DOLLINGER, COPPOLA, KRUGER, MARCHI, MARKOWITZ, MONT-
GOMERY, PATERSON, SANTIAGO, SCHNEIDERMAN, A. SMITH, M. SMITH,
T. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
committed to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the general construction law, in relation to a holiday
for Susan B. Anthony
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 24 of the general construction law, as amended by
2 chapter 347 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
3 § 24. Public holidays; half-holidays. The term public holiday includes
4 the following days in each year: the first day of January, known as New
5 Year's day; the third Monday of January, known as Dr. Martin Luther
6 King, Jr. day; the twelfth day of February, known as Lincoln's birthday;
7 the fifteenth day of February, known as Susan B. Anthony day; the third
8 Monday in February, known as Washington's birthday; the last Monday in
9 May, known as Memorial day; the second Sunday in June, known as Flag
10 day; the fourth day of July, known as Independence day; the first Monday
11 in September, known as Labor day; the second Monday in October, known as
12 Columbus day; the eleventh day of November, known as Veterans' day; the
13 fourth Thursday in November, known as Thanksgiving day; and the twenty-
14 fifth day of December, known as Christmas day, and if any of such days
15 except Flag day is Sunday, the next day thereafter; each general
16 election day, and each day appointed by the president of the United
17 States or by the governor of this state as a day of general thanksgiv-
18 ing, general fasting and prayer, or other general religious observances.
19 The term half-holiday includes the period from noon to midnight of each
20 Saturday which is not a public holiday.
21 § 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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