| 26 | | - | Section 1. Section 1-4 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 |
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| 27 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 2 |
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| 28 | | - | In each year the first day of January (known as New Year's Day), the 3 |
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| 29 | | - | fifteenth day of January of each year prior to 1986, and commencing on 4 |
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| 30 | | - | the twentieth day of January in 1986, the first Monday occurring on or 5 |
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| 31 | | - | after January fifteenth (known as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), the 6 |
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| 32 | | - | twelfth day of February (known as Lincoln Day), the third Monday in 7 |
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| 33 | | - | February (known as Washington's Birthday), the last Monday in May 8 |
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| 34 | | - | (known as Memorial Day or Decoration Day), the nineteenth day of June 9 |
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| 35 | | - | (known as Juneteenth Independence Day), the fourth day of July 10 |
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| 36 | | - | (known as Independence Day), the first Monday in September (known 11 |
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| 37 | | - | as Labor Day), the second Monday in October (known as Columbus 12 |
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| 38 | | - | Day), the eleventh day of November (known as Veterans' Day) and the 13 |
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| 39 | | - | twenty-fifth day of December (known as Christmas) and any day 14 |
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| 40 | | - | appointed or recommended by the Governor of this state or the 15 |
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| 41 | | - | Committee Bill No. 6209 |
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| 44 | | - | LCO No. 4960 2 of 2 |
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| 46 | | - | President of the United States as a day of thanksgiving, fasting or 16 |
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| 47 | | - | religious observance, shall each be a legal holiday, except that whenever 17 |
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| 48 | | - | any of such days which are not designated to occur on Monday, occurs 18 |
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| 49 | | - | upon a Sunday, the Monday next following such day shall be a legal 19 |
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| 50 | | - | holiday and whenever any of such days occurs upon a Saturday, the 20 |
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| 51 | | - | Friday immediately preceding such day shall be a legal holiday. When 21 |
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| 52 | | - | any such holiday, except holidays in January and December, occurs on 22 |
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| 53 | | - | a school day, each local and regional board of education may close the 23 |
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| 54 | | - | public schools under its jurisdiction for such day or hold a session of the 24 |
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| 55 | | - | public schools on such day, provided, if a session is held, the board shall 25 |
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| 56 | | - | require each school to hold a suitable nonsectarian educational program 26 |
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| 57 | | - | in observance of such holiday. If a holiday in January or December 27 |
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| 58 | | - | occurs on a school day, there shall be no session of the public schools on 28 |
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| 59 | | - | such day. 29 |
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| 60 | | - | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 61 | | - | sections: |
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| 63 | | - | Section 1 October 1, 2021 1-4 |
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| 24 | + | That section 1-4 of the general statutes be amended to establish 1 |
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| 25 | + | Juneteenth Independence Day as a legal holiday. 2 |
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