1. (a) On and after January 1, 2006, the following days are declared to be legal public holidays and are to be observed as such:

   New Year's Day, January 1;

   Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the third Monday in January;

   President's Day, the third Monday in February;

   Memorial Day, the last Monday in May;

   Independence Day, July 4;

   Labor Day, the first Monday in September;

   Columbus Day, the second Monday in October;

   Veterans' Day, the eleventh day in November;

   Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November;

   Christmas Day, December 25.

2. (b) Any reference in the laws of this state concerning observance of legal holidays shall on and after January 1, 2006, be considered as a reference to the day or days prescribed in subsection (a) for the observance of such legal holiday or holidays.

L. 1969, ch. 218, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 181, § 1; L. 2005, ch. 111, § 1; July 1.