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5	5		By Representatives Rehm, Starnes, Underwood, Butler, Faulkner
6	6		RFD: State Government
7	7		First Read: 04-Feb-25
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	16	+	SYNOPSIS:
	17	+	Existing law establishes state holidays.
	18	+	This bill would add Juneteenth as a state
	19	+	holiday and provide that state employees must be given
	20	+	the option to observe either Jefferson Davis' birthday
	21	+	or Juneteenth in accordance with each state agency's
	22	+	policy.
	23	+	This bill would also delete duplicative language
	24	+	and make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update
	25	+	the existing code language to current style.
16	26		A BILL
17	27		TO BE ENTITLED
18	28		AN ACT
19	29		Relating to state holidays; to amend Section 1-3-8,
20		-	Code of Alabama 1975, to add Juneteenth as a state holiday;
	30	+	Code of Alabama 1975, to add Juneteenth as a state holiday and
	31	+	provide that state employees may observe Jefferson Davis'
	32	+	birthday or Juneteenth in accordance with state agency policy;
21	33		and to delete duplicative language and make nonsubstantive,
22	34		technical revisions to update the existing code language to
23	35		current style.
24	36		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
25	37		Section 1. Section 1-3-8, Code of Alabama 1975, is
26		-	amended to read as follows:
27		-	"§1-3-8
28		-	(a) Sunday, Christmas Day, The following days are
29		-	official state holidays:
30		-	(1) New Year's Day, January 1.
31		-	(2) Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday , and Robert E.
32		-	Lee's birthday, the third Monday in January.
33		-	(3) George Washington's birthday , and Thomas
34		-	Jefferson's birthday, Confederate Memorial Day, National the
35		-	third Monday in February.
36		-	(4) Confederate Memorial Day, the fourth Monday in
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38		-	(5) Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.
39		-	(6) Jefferson Davis' birthday, the first Monday in
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	67	+	Section 1. Section 1-3-8, Code of Alabama 1975, is
	68	+	amended to read as follows:
	69	+	"§1-3-8
	70	+	(a) Sunday, Christmas Day, The following days are
	71	+	official state holidays:
	72	+	(1) New Year's Day, January 1.
	73	+	(2) Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday , and Robert E.
	74	+	Lee's birthday, the third Monday in January.
	75	+	(3) George Washington's birthday , and Thomas
	76	+	Jefferson's birthday, Confederate Memorial Day, National the
	77	+	third Monday in February.
	78	+	(4) Confederate Memorial Day, the fourth Monday in
	79	+	April.
	80	+	(5) Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.
69	81		(6) Jefferson Davis' birthday, the first Monday in
70	82		June.
71	83		(7) Juneteenth, June 19.
72	84		(8) TheFourthfourth day of July, July 4.
73	85		(9) Labor Day, the first Monday in September.
74	86		(10) Columbus Day,and Fraternal Day, and American
75	87		Indian Heritage Day, the second Monday in October.
76	88		(11) Veterans' Day, November 11.American Indian
77	89		Heritage Day, and the day
78	90		(12) Thanksgiving Day, as designated by the Governor
79	91		for public thanksgiving shall each be deemed a holiday .
80	92		(13) Christmas Day, December 25.
81	93		(b) If any holiday falls on Sunday, the following day
82	94		is the holiday. If any holiday falls on Saturday, the
83	95		preceding day is the holiday.
84		-	(c) All state holidays shall be observed by the closing
85		-	of all state offices. In addition, Veterans' Day shall be
86		-	observed by the closing of all state, county, and municipal
87		-	offices, all banks located within this state, and the all
88		-	public K-12 schools,on such day. Public schools, grades K to
89		-	12, inclusive, and all public two-year institutions of higher
90		-	education shall also be closed on National Memorial Day, and
91		-	such closing shall be applicable to all students and
92		-	non-essential employees and Memorial Day shall be observed by
93		-	the closing of all public K-12 schools and all public two-year
94		-	and four-year institutions of higher education .
95		-	(d) The Superintendent of Banks, with the concurrence
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	125	+	preceding day is the holiday.
	126	+	(c)(1) All state holidays, except Jefferson Davis'
	127	+	birthday and Juneteenth, shall be observed by the closing of
	128	+	all state offices. In addition, Veterans' Day shall be
	129	+	observed by the closing of all state, county, and municipal
	130	+	offices, all banks located within this state, and the all
	131	+	public K-12 schools,on such day. Public schools, grades K to
	132	+	12, inclusive, and all public two-year institutions of higher
	133	+	education shall also be closed on National Memorial Day, and
	134	+	such closing shall be applicable to all students and
	135	+	non-essential employees and Memorial Day shall be observed by
	136	+	the closing of all public K-12 schools and all public two-year
	137	+	and four-year institutions of higher education .
	138	+	(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1), employees shall be
	139	+	given the option to observe either Jefferson Davis' birthday
	140	+	or Juneteenth as a state holiday. Each agency shall establish
	141	+	a policy to implement this subdivision.
	142	+	(d) The Superintendent of Banks, with the concurrence
	143	+	of not less than two members of the state Banking Board, may
127	144		authorize anythe closure of state bank to close on National
128	145		Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, banks in observance of
129	146		any state or federal holiday and on such any other days as may
130	147		be declared by the Governor to be a state holidays holiday in
131	148		honor of a special event. If any authorized a state holiday
132	149		falls on Friday, the Superintendent of Banks may authorize the
133	150		Saturday following that Friday to be a holiday. The
134	151		superintendent may also authorize the closing of banks at
135	152		12:00 noon on the day prior to Christmas Day, and the day
136	153		prior to New Year's Day, if such days the holidays fall on
137		-	business days.
138		-	(b) Of the above enumerated legal public holidays, the
139		-	following shall be observed on the dates herein prescribed:
140		-	(1) Robert E. Lee's birthday - the third Monday in
141		-	January.
142		-	(2) George Washington's birthday - the third Monday in
143		-	February.
144		-	(3) Confederate Memorial Day - the fourth Monday in
145		-	April.
146		-	(4) Jefferson Davis' birthday - the first Monday in
147		-	June.
148		-	(5) Columbus Day and Fraternal Day - the second Monday
149		-	in October.
150		-	(6) Veterans' Day - the eleventh day of November.
151		-	(7) Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday - the third
152		-	Monday in January.
153		-	(8) National Memorial Day - the last Monday in May.
154		-	(9) Thomas Jefferson's birthday - the third Monday in
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	183	+	prior to New Year's Day, if such days the holidays fall on
	184	+	business days.
	185	+	(b) Of the above enumerated legal public holidays, the
	186	+	following shall be observed on the dates herein prescribed:
	187	+	(1) Robert E. Lee's birthday - the third Monday in
	188	+	January.
	189	+	(2) George Washington's birthday - the third Monday in
	190	+	February.
	191	+	(3) Confederate Memorial Day - the fourth Monday in
	192	+	April.
	193	+	(4) Jefferson Davis' birthday - the first Monday in
	194	+	June.
	195	+	(5) Columbus Day and Fraternal Day - the second Monday
	196	+	in October.
	197	+	(6) Veterans' Day - the eleventh day of November.
	198	+	(7) Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday - the third
	199	+	Monday in January.
	200	+	(8) National Memorial Day - the last Monday in May.
	201	+	(9) Thomas Jefferson's birthday - the third Monday in
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186	203		(10) American Indian Heritage Day - the second Monday
187	204		in October.
188	205		(c)(e)(1) In addition to the legal state holidays
189	206		provided abovein subsection (a) , Mardi Gras shall be deemed a
190	207		holiday in Mobile and Baldwin and Mobile Counties, and all
191	208		state offices shall be closed in those counties on Mardi Gras.
192	209		(d)(2)In addition to the legal holidays provided above
193	210		all state employees, except All state employees other than
194	211		those employed in Baldwin and Mobile Counties , shall be
195		-	granted one personal leave day per year. The personal leave
196		-	day shall be granted on January 1 of each year. All state
197		-	employees employed in Baldwin and Mobile Counties shall be
198		-	granted no personal leave day. All such personal leave days
199		-	granted in any year pursuant to this subdivision shall be used
200		-	by the end of the calendar year . All such personal leave days
201		-	shall and must be scheduled during the year with the approval
202		-	of the supervisor. Supervisors failing to schedule personal
203		-	leave days for employees shall justify that action in writing
204		-	to the Director of State Personnel and the employee shall
205		-	receive pay at a rate not less than the employee's usual and
206		-	customary rate of pay for any personal leave day not taken by
207		-	December 31 of each year.
208		-	(e)(f)(1)All state holidays shall be observed by the
209		-	closing of all state offices. Any state office may remain open
210		-	on a state holiday upon written notice by the appointing
211		-	authority to the State Personnel Board at least 60 days in
212		-	advance of the holiday. Provided, that In addition, any state
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	241	+	those employed in Baldwin and Mobile Counties , shall be
	242	+	granted one personal leave day per year. The personal leave
	243	+	day shall be granted on January 1 of each year. All state
	244	+	employees employed in Baldwin and Mobile Counties shall be
	245	+	granted no personal leave day. All such personal leave days
	246	+	granted in any year pursuant to this subdivision shall be used
	247	+	by the end of the calendar year . All such personal leave days
	248	+	shall and must be scheduled during the year with the approval
	249	+	of the supervisor. Supervisors failing to schedule personal
	250	+	leave days for employees shall justify that action in writing
	251	+	to the Director of State Personnel and the employee shall
	252	+	receive pay at a rate not less than the employee's usual and
	253	+	customary rate of pay for any personal leave day not taken by
	254	+	December 31 of each year.
	255	+	(e)(f)(1)All state holidays shall be observed by the
	256	+	closing of all state offices. Any state office may remain open
	257	+	on a state holiday upon written notice by the appointing
	258	+	authority to the State Personnel Board at least 60 days in
	259	+	advance of the holiday. Provided, that In addition, any state
243	260		office may be opened in the event of an emergency , and the
244	261		State Personnel Board may grant a blanket approval for the
245	262		openings opening of state offices needing to be open on
246	263		holidays on a regular basis for essential services.
247	264		(2) Any state employee working on a state holiday shall
248	265		receive a day of compensatory leave or paid compensation in
249	266		lieu of the holiday as provided herein .
250	267		(f) Each employee shall attempt to schedule any
251	268		compensatory leave day provided in lieu of a regularly
252	269		scheduled holiday, subject to the approval of the his or her
253		-	supervisor, during the quarter that the regularly scheduled
254		-	holiday occurred. If any compensatory leave day cannot be
255		-	scheduled during the designated quarter, the compensatory
256		-	leave day may be accumulated at the request of the employee
257		-	for up to one year. Supervisors failing to schedule
258		-	compensatory leave days for employees within the quarter,
259		-	unless the day is carried forward at the request of the
260		-	employee, shall justify that action in writing to the Director
261		-	of State Personnel and the employee shall receive pay at a
262		-	rate not less than the employee's usual and customary rate of
263		-	pay for any compensatory leave day to which the employee may
264		-	be entitled and which has not been taken.
265		-	(g)(1) The first day in December of each year is
266		-	designated as Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day in this state. All
267		-	citizens of this state are requested to devote some portion of
268		-	Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day to commemorate the accomplishments of
269		-	Mrs. Rosa L. Parks, a woman of great courage, vision, love,
270		-	and faith who helped usher in the modern civil rights movement
271		-	on December 1, 1955, by refusing to give up her seat on a bus
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	299	+	scheduled holiday, subject to the approval of the his or her
	300	+	supervisor, during the quarter that the regularly scheduled
	301	+	holiday occurred. If any compensatory leave day cannot be
	302	+	scheduled during the designated quarter, the compensatory
	303	+	leave day may be accumulated at the request of the employee
	304	+	for up to one year. Supervisors failing to schedule
	305	+	compensatory leave days for employees within the quarter,
	306	+	unless the day is carried forward at the request of the
	307	+	employee, shall justify that action in writing to the Director
	308	+	of State Personnel and the employee shall receive pay at a
	309	+	rate not less than the employee's usual and customary rate of
	310	+	pay for any compensatory leave day to which the employee may
	311	+	be entitled and which has not been taken.
	312	+	(g)(1) The first day in December of each year is
	313	+	designated as Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day in this state. All
	314	+	citizens of this state are requested to devote some portion of
	315	+	Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day to commemorate the accomplishments of
	316	+	Mrs. Rosa L. Parks, a woman of great courage, vision, love,
	317	+	and faith who helped usher in the modern civil rights movement
301	318		on December 1, 1955, by refusing to give up her seat on a bus
302	319		in Montgomery, Alabama. Each resident of this state is
303	320		requested to observe the day with appropriate activities.
304	321		(2) Each county and municipality may elect to observe
305	322		Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day as a holiday."
306		-	Section 2. This act shall become effective on ~~June 1,~~
307		-	2025.
	323	+	Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
	324	+	1, 2025.
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316		-	House of Representatives
317		-	Read for the first time and referred
318		-	to the House of Representatives
319		-	committee on State Government
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326		-	as amended
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