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. (a) All state employees shall be entitled to the following
holidays: January 1, the third Monday in January, the third Monday in
February, March 31, the last Monday in May, July 4, the first Monday
in September, November 11, Thanksgiving Day, the day after
Thanksgiving, December 25, the day chosen by an employee pursuant to
Section 19854, and every day appointed by the Governor of this state
for a public fast, thanksgiving, or holiday.
(b) If a day listed in this subdivision falls on a Sunday, the
following Monday shall be deemed to be the holiday in lieu of the day
observed. If November 11 falls upon a Saturday, the preceding Friday
shall be deemed to be the holiday in lieu of the day observed.
(c) Any state employee who may be required to work on any of the
holidays included in this section, and who does work on any of these
holidays, shall be entitled to receive straight-time pay and eight
hours of holiday credit.
(d) For the purpose of computing the number of hours worked, time
when an employee is excused from work because of holidays, sick
leave, vacation, annual leave, compensating time off, or any other
leave shall not be considered as time worked by the employee for the
purpose of computing cash compensation for overtime or compensating
time off for overtime.
(e) Any state employee, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section
3513, may elect to receive eight hours of holiday credit for the
fourth Friday in September, known as "Native American Day," in lieu
of receiving eight hours of personal holiday credit in accordance
with Section 19854.
(f) Persons employed on less than a full-time basis shall receive
holidays in accordance with the Department of Human Resources rules.
(g) If subdivision (a), (c), or (d) is in conflict with the
provisions of a memorandum of understanding executed or amended
pursuant to Section 3517.5 on or after February 1, 2009, or the date
that the act adding this section takes effect, whichever is later,
the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further
legislative action, except that if those provisions of the memorandum
of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions
shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the
annual Budget Act.
(h) This section shall become operative on February 1, 2009, or
the date that the act adding this section takes effect, whichever is
later.